TextBox.Text Property (System.Web.UI.WebControls)

Text Property

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TextBox.Text Property

Gets or sets the text content of the TextBox control.

Namespace: System.Web.UI.WebControls
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

<LocalizableAttribute(True)> _
<BindableAttribute(True, BindingDirection.TwoWay)> _
Public Overridable Property Text As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TextBox
Dim value As String

value = instance.Text

instance.Text = value

[LocalizableAttribute(true)] 
[BindableAttribute(true, BindingDirection.TwoWay)] 
public virtual string Text { get; set; }

C++

[LocalizableAttribute(true)] 
[BindableAttribute(true, BindingDirection::TwoWay)] 
public:
virtual property String^ Text {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

/** @property */
public String get_Text ()

/** @property */
public void set_Text (String value)

JScript

public function get Text () : String

public function set Text (value : String)

Property Value

The text displayed in the TextBox control. The default is an empty string ("").

Remarks

Use the Text property to specify or determine the text displayed in the TextBox control. To limit the number of characters accepted by the control, set the MaxLength property. If you want to prevent the text from being modified, set the ReadOnly property.

The value of this property, when set, can be saved automatically to a resource file by using a designer tool. For more information, see LocalizableAttribute and ASP.NET Globalization and Localization.

Example

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Text property to specify the text displayed in the TextBox control.

Visual Basic

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<html> 

<head>

   <script runat="server">

      Protected Sub AddButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)

         Dim Answer As Integer

         Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Text) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Text)

         AnswerMessage.Text = Answer.ToString()

      End Sub

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form runat="server">

      <h3> TextBox 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">

               &nbsp;

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr align="center">

            <td>

               <asp:TextBox ID="Value1"
                    Columns="2"
                    MaxLength="3"
                    Text="1"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               + 

            </td>

            <td>

               <asp:TextBox ID="Value2"
                    Columns="2"
                    MaxLength="3"
                    Text="1"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               =

            </td>

            <td>
               
               <asp:Label 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:RangeValidator
                    ID="Value1RangeValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value1"
                    Type="Integer"
                    MinimumValue="1"
                    MaximumValue="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer <br> between than 1 and 100.<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:RangeValidator
                    ID="Value2RangeValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value2"
                    Type="Integer"
                    MinimumValue="1"
                    MaximumValue="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer <br> between than 1 and 100.<br>"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               &nbsp
 
            </td

         </tr>

         <tr align="center">

            <td colspan="4">

               <asp:Button ID="AddButton"
                    Text="Add"
                    OnClick="AddButton_Click"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               &nbsp;

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<html> 

<head>

   <script runat="server">

      protected void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
         int Answer;

         Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Text) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Text);

         AnswerMessage.Text = Answer.ToString();

      }

   </script>

</head>

<body>

   <form runat="server">

      <h3> TextBox 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">

               &nbsp;

            </td>

         </tr>

         <tr align="center">

            <td>

               <asp:TextBox ID="Value1"
                    Columns="2"
                    MaxLength="3"
                    Text="1"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               + 

            </td>

            <td>

               <asp:TextBox ID="Value2"
                    Columns="2"
                    MaxLength="3"
                    Text="1"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               =

            </td>

            <td>
               
               <asp:Label 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:RangeValidator
                    ID="Value1RangeValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value1"
                    Type="Integer"
                    MinimumValue="1"
                    MaximumValue="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer <br> between than 1 and 100.<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:RangeValidator
                    ID="Value2RangeValidator"
                    ControlToValidate="Value2"
                    Type="Integer"
                    MinimumValue="1"
                    MaximumValue="100"
                    ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer <br> between than 1 and 100.<br>"
                    Display="Dynamic"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               &nbsp
 
            </td

         </tr>

         <tr align="center">

            <td colspan="4">

               <asp:Button ID="AddButton"
                    Text="Add"
                    OnClick="AddButton_Click"
                    runat="server"/>

            </td>

            <td>

               &nbsp;

            </td>

         </tr>

      </table>

   </form>

</body>
</html>

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

Reference

TextBox Class
TextBox Members
System.Web.UI.WebControls Namespace
TextBox.MaxLength Property
TextBox.ReadOnly Property

Other Resources

TextBox Web Server Control