Gets or sets the text content of the TextBox control.
(in System.Web.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
<BindableAttribute(True, BindingDirection.TwoWay)> _
<PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode.EncodedInnerDefaultProperty)> _
Public Overridable Property Text As String
Dim instance As TextBox
Dim value As String
value = instance.Text
instance.Text = value
[BindableAttribute(true, BindingDirection.TwoWay)]
[PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode.EncodedInnerDefaultProperty)]
public virtual string Text { get; set; }
[BindableAttribute(true, BindingDirection::TwoWay)]
[PersistenceModeAttribute(PersistenceMode::EncodedInnerDefaultProperty)]
public:
virtual property String^ Text {
String^ get ();
void set (String^ value);
}
public function get Text () : String
public function set Text (value : String)
<asp:TextBox Text="String" />
Implements
ITextControl..::.Text
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.
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Text property to specify the text displayed in the TextBox control.
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This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview. |
<%@ 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">
<html >
<head>
<title> TextBox Example </title>
<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 id="form1" 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">
</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>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<asp:Button ID="AddButton"
Text="Add"
OnClick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ 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">
<html >
<head>
<title> TextBox Example </title>
<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 id="form1" 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">
</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>
 
</td>
</tr>
<tr align="center">
<td colspan="4">
<asp:Button ID="AddButton"
Text="Add"
OnClick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</td>
<td>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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