ASP.NET HtmlForm Control
Definition and Usage
The HtmlForm control is used to control the <form> element. In HTML, the <form> element is used to create forms.
Note:All HTML server controls must be located within the HtmlForm control!
Note:In a single page, you can only use one HtmlForm control!
Properties
| Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| Action |
URL, defines where to send the data when the form is submitted. Note: This property is always set to the URL of the page itself! |
| Attributes | Returns all attribute names and value pairs of the element. |
| Disabled | Boolean value indicating whether the control is disabled. The default is false. |
| EncType | The MIME type used to encode the form content. |
| id | The unique id of the control. |
| InnerHtml | Sets or returns the content between the start and end tags of the HTML element. Special characters are not automatically converted to HTML entities. |
| InnerText | Sets or returns all text between the start and end tags of the HTML element. Special characters are automatically converted to HTML entities. |
| Method | The method by which the form sends data to the server. Valid values are "post" and "get". The default is "post". |
| Name | The name of the form. |
| runat | Specifies that the control is a server control. It must be set to "server". |
| Style | Sets or returns the CSS properties applied to the control. |
| TagName | Returns the tag name of the element. |
| Target | The target window for loading the URL. |
| Visible | Boolean value indicating whether the control is visible. |
Example
- HTMLForm
- In this example, we have declared an HtmlInputText control, an HtmlInputButton control, and an HtmlGeneric control (remember to nest this control within the HtmlForm control). When the submit button is triggered, the submit subroutine will be executed. This submit subroutine will write a welcome message to the p element.
