ASP.NET HtmlForm Control


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Definition and Usage

The HtmlForm control is used to control a <form> element. In HTML, the <form> element is used to create a form.

Note: All HTML server controls must be within the HtmlForm control!

Note: You can only have one HtmlForm control on a single page!


Properties

Property Description
Action A URL that defines where to send the data when the form is submitted.

Note: This attribute is always set to the URL of the page itself!

Attributes Returns all attribute name and value pairs of the element
Disabled A Boolean value that indicates whether or not the control should be disabled. Default is false
EncType The mime type used to encode the content of the form
id A unique id for the control
InnerHtml Sets or returns the content between the opening and closing tags of the HTML element. Special characters are not automatically converted to HTML entities
InnerText Sets or returns all text between the opening and closing tags of the HTML element. Special characters are automatically converted to HTML entities
Method How the form posts data to the server. Legal values are: "post" and "get". Default is "post"
Name The name of the form
runat Specifies that the control is a server control. Must be set to "server"
Style Sets or returns the CSS properties that are applied to the control
TagName Returns the element tag name
Target The target window to load the URL
Visible A Boolean value that indicates whether or not the control should be visible


Example

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Declare one HtmlInputText controls, one HtmlInputButton control, and one HtmlGeneric control in an .aspx file (remember to embed the controls inside an HtmlForm control). When the submit button is triggered, the submit subroutine is executed. The submit subroutine writes a welcome message to the p element.


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