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ASP.NET TextBox Control


Web Control Reference Complete Web Control Reference

Definition and Usage

The TextBox control is used to create a text box where the user can input text.


Properties

Property Description .Net
AutoCompleteType Specifies the AutoComplete behavior of a TextBox 2.0
AutoPostBack A Boolean value that specifies whether the control is automatically posted back to the server when the contents change or not. Default is false 1.0
CausesValidation Specifies if a page is validated when a Postback occurs 2.0
Columns The width of the textbox 1.0
MaxLength The maximum number of characters allowed in the textbox 1.0
ReadOnly Specifies whether or not the text in the text box can be changed 1.0
Rows The height of the textbox (only used if TextMode="Multiline") 1.0
runat Specifies that the control is a server control.  Must be set to "server"  
TagKey    
Text The contents of the textbox 1.0
TextMode Specifies the behavior mode of a TextBox control (SingleLine, MultiLine or Password) 1.0
ValidationGroup The group of controls that is validated when a Postback occurs  
Wrap A Boolean value that indicates whether the contents of the textbox should wrap or not 1.0
OnTextChanged The name of the function to be executed when the text in the textbox has changed  

Web Control Standard Properties

AccessKey, Attributes, BackColor, BorderColor, BorderStyle, BorderWidth, CssClass, Enabled, Font, EnableTheming, ForeColor, Height, IsEnabled, SkinID, Style, TabIndex, ToolTip, Width

For a full description, go to Web Control Standard Attributes.

Control Standard Properties

AppRelativeTemplateSourceDirectory, BindingContainer, ClientID, Controls, EnableTheming, EnableViewState, ID, NamingContainer, Page, Parent, Site, TemplateControl, TemplateSourceDirectory, UniqueID, Visible

For a full description, go to Control Standard Attributes.

Examples

Textbox
In this example we declare one TextBox control, one Button control, and one Label control in an .aspx file. When the submit button is triggered, the submit subroutine is executed. The submit subroutine writes a text to the Label control.

Textbox 2
In this example we declare one TextBox control, one Button control, and one Label control in an .aspx file. When the submit button is triggered, the submit subroutine is executed. The submit subroutine copies the contents of the textbox to the Label control.


Web Control Reference Complete Web Control Reference


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