TextBox.Rows Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the number of rows displayed in a multiline text box.
public:
virtual property int Rows { int get(); void set(int value); };
[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public virtual int Rows { get; set; }
[System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)]
public virtual int Rows { get; set; }
[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.Rows : int with get, set
[<System.Web.UI.Themeable(false)>]
member this.Rows : int with get, set
Public Overridable Property Rows As Integer
Property Value
The number of rows in a multiline text box. The default is 0, which displays a two-line text box.
- Attributes
Exceptions
The selected value is less than 0.
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Rows property to specify a height of 5 rows for a multiline TextBox control.
Important
This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> MultiLine TextBox Example </title>
<script runat="server">
protected void SubmitButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Message.Text = "Thank you for your comment: <br />" + Comment.Text;
}
protected void Check_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Comment.Wrap = WrapCheckBox.Checked;
Comment.ReadOnly = ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> MultiLine TextBox Example </h3>
Please enter a comment and click the submit button.
<br /><br />
<asp:TextBox ID="Comment"
TextMode="MultiLine"
Columns="50"
Rows="5"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Comment"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a comment.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CheckBox ID="WrapCheckBox"
Text="Wrap Text"
Checked="True"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CheckBox ID="ReadOnlyCheckBox"
Text="ReadOnly"
Checked="False"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
runat="server"/>
<asp:Button ID="SubmitButton"
Text="Submit"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<hr />
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> MultiLine TextBox Example </title>
<script runat="server">
Protected Sub SubmitButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs )
Message.Text = "Thank you for your comment: <br />" + Comment.Text
End Sub
Protected Sub Check_Change(sender As Object, e As EventArgs )
Comment.Wrap = WrapCheckBox.Checked
Comment.ReadOnly = ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> MultiLine TextBox Example </h3>
Please enter a comment and click the submit button.
<br /><br />
<asp:TextBox ID="Comment"
TextMode="MultiLine"
Columns="50"
Rows="5"
runat="server"/>
<br />
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Comment"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a comment.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CheckBox ID="WrapCheckBox"
Text="Wrap Text"
Checked="True"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CheckBox ID="ReadOnlyCheckBox"
Text="ReadOnly"
Checked="False"
AutoPostBack="True"
OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change"
runat="server"/>
<asp:Button ID="SubmitButton"
Text="Submit"
OnClick="SubmitButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<hr />
<asp:Label ID="Message"
runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the Rows property to specify the number of rows displayed in a multiline text box.
Note
This property is applicable only when the TextMode property is set to TextBoxMode.MultiLine
.
This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.