HtmlInputText.Value Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the contents of the text box.
public:
virtual property System::String ^ Value { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public override string Value { get; set; }
member this.Value : string with get, set
Public Overrides Property Value As String
Property Value
The text contained in the text box. The default is an empty string ("").
Examples
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Value property to programmatically determine the text entered by the user in the text box.
<%@ 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">
<script runat="server">
protected void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
int Answer;
Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) +
Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value);
AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString();
}
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> HtmlInputText Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlInputText Example </h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
Enter integer values into the text boxes. <br />
Click the Add button to add the two values. <br />
Click the Reset button to reset the text boxes.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td>
<input id="Value1"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
+
</td>
<td>
<input id="Value2"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
=
</td>
<td>
<span id="AnswerMessage"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value2RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<input type="Submit"
name="AddButton"
value="Add"
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<input type="Reset"
name="AddButton"
value="Reset"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</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">
<script runat="server">
Protected Sub AddButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Dim Answer As Integer
Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value)
AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString()
End Sub
</script>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
<title> HtmlInputText Example </title>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<div>
<h3> HtmlInputText Example </h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
Enter integer values into the text boxes. <br />
Click the Add button to add the two values. <br />
Click the Reset button to reset the text boxes.
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="5">
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td>
<input id="Value1"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
+
</td>
<td>
<input id="Value2"
type="Text"
size="2"
maxlength="3"
value="1"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
=
</td>
<td>
<span id="AnswerMessage"
runat="server"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value1RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value1"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td colspan="2">
<asp:RequiredFieldValidator
ID="Value2RequiredValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
ErrorMessage="Please enter a value.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MinCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="LessThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="100"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
<asp:CompareValidator
ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator"
ControlToValidate="Value2"
Operator="GreaterThan"
Type="Integer"
ValueToCompare="0"
ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br />"
Display="Dynamic"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<input type="Submit"
name="AddButton"
value="Add"
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
<input type="Reset"
name="AddButton"
value="Reset"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Remarks
Use the Value property to programmatically determine the text entered by the user into the text box. You can also use this property to provide default text for the text box.
Note
If you specify a value for a password
type HtmlInputText control, that value is not displayed in the text box.
Applies to
See also
.NET