Gets the type of an HtmlInputControl.
Assembly: System.Web (in System.Web.dll)
Use this property get the type of an HtmlInputControl.
The following table shows the different possible values for the Type property.
Value | Description |
|---|---|
text | A text box for data entry. |
password | A text box that masks user input. |
checkbox | A check box that indicates a true or false condition. |
radio | A radio button that indicates a selection from a mutually exclusive group of radio buttons. |
button | A command button. |
submit | A button that submits the form to the server. |
reset | A button that clears the form. |
file | A button that uploads a file. |
hidden | A non-visible field on a Web page used to persist information between posts to the server. |
image | An image button. |
The following code example demonstrates how to use the Type property to determine the type of HtmlInputControl that was clicked.
<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!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> HtmlInputControl Type Example </title>
<script runat="server">
Sub Page_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
' Create the data source.
Dim dt As DataTable = New DataTable()
Dim dr As DataRow
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Value", GetType(String)))
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 to 2
dr = dt.NewRow()
dr(0) = "Item " + i.ToString()
dt.Rows.Add(dr)
Next i
' Bind the data source to the Repeater control.
Repeater1.DataSource = New DataView(dt)
Repeater1.DataBind()
End Sub
Sub AddButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Message.Text = "The type of the HtmlInputControl clicked is " & _
CType(sender, HtmlInputControl).Type
End Sub
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> HtmlInputControl Type Example </h3>
<asp:Repeater id="Repeater1"
runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<input id="Submit1" type="submit"
name="AddButton"
value='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Value") %>'
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Data" %>
<!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> HtmlInputControl Type Example </title>
<script runat="server">
void Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Create the data source.
DataTable dt = new DataTable();
DataRow dr;
dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn("Value", typeof(string)));
for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
{
dr = dt.NewRow();
dr[0] = "Item " + i.ToString();
dt.Rows.Add(dr);
}
// Bind the data source to the Repeater control.
Repeater1.DataSource = new DataView(dt);
Repeater1.DataBind();
}
void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Message.Text = "The type of the HtmlInputControl clicked is " +
((HtmlInputControl)sender).Type;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form id="form1" runat="server">
<h3> HtmlInputControl Type Example </h3>
<asp:Repeater id="Repeater1"
runat="server">
<ItemTemplate>
<input type="submit"
name="AddButton"
value='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Value") %>'
onserverclick="AddButton_Click"
runat="server"/>
</ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<br /><br />
<asp:Label id="Message" runat="server"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.