HtmlHelper.GetInputTypeString Method

Returns the HTML input control type as a string.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetInputTypeString ( _
    inputType As InputType _
) As String

public static string GetInputTypeString(
    InputType inputType
)

public:
static String^ GetInputTypeString(
    InputType inputType
)

Parameters

• inputType
  Type: System.Web.Mvc.InputType
  The enumerated input type.

Return Value

Type: System.String
The input type string ("checkbox", "hidden", "password", "radio", or "text").

Remarks

This method is used to render the form method as an XHTML attribute. Therefore, it returns a lowercase string.

See Also

Reference

HtmlHelper Class

System.Web.Mvc Namespace