TextBox.TextMode Property
Gets or sets the behavior mode (single-line, multiline, or password) of the TextBox control.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
<asp:TextBox TextMode="TextBoxMode" />
Property Value
Type: System.Web.UI.WebControls.TextBoxModeOne of the TextBoxMode enumeration values. The default value is SingleLine.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The specified mode is not one of the TextBoxMode enumeration values. |
Use the TextMode property to specify whether a TextBox control is displayed as a single-line, multiline, or password text box.
When the TextBox control is in multiline mode, you can control the number of rows displayed by setting the Rows property. You can also specify whether the text should wrap by setting the Wrap property.
If the TextBox control is in password mode, all characters entered in the control are masked.
This property cannot be set by themes or style sheet themes. For more information, see ThemeableAttribute and ASP.NET Themes and Skins.
| Topic | Location |
|---|---|
| How to: Get and Set Values in TextBox Web Server Controls | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Set a TextBox Web Server Control for Password Entry | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Get and Set Values in TextBox Web Server Controls | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
| How to: Set a TextBox Web Server Control for Password Entry | Building ASP .NET Web Applications |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the TextMode property to specify a multiline text box.
 Security Note |
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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="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head> <title> MultiLine TextBox Example </title> <script runat="server"> protected void SubmitButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) { Message.Text = "Thank you for your comment: <br />" + Comment.Text; } protected void Check_Change(Object sender, EventArgs e) { Comment.Wrap = WrapCheckBox.Checked; Comment.ReadOnly = ReadOnlyCheckBox.Checked; } </script> </head> <body> <form id="form1" runat="server"> <h3> MultiLine TextBox Example </h3> Please enter a comment and click the submit button. <br /><br /> <asp:TextBox ID="Comment" TextMode="MultiLine" Columns="50" Rows="5" runat="server"/> <br /> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="Value1RequiredValidator" ControlToValidate="Comment" ErrorMessage="Please enter a comment.<br />" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CheckBox ID="WrapCheckBox" Text="Wrap Text" Checked="True" AutoPostBack="True" OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change" runat="server"/> <asp:CheckBox ID="ReadOnlyCheckBox" Text="ReadOnly" Checked="False" AutoPostBack="True" OnCheckedChanged="Check_Change" runat="server"/> <asp:Button ID="SubmitButton" Text="Submit" OnClick="SubmitButton_Click" runat="server"/> <hr /> <asp:Label ID="Message" runat="server"/> </form> </body> </html>
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
