TextAreaExtensions::TextArea Method (HtmlHelper, String, String)

Returns the specified textarea element by using the specified HTML helper, the name of the form field, and the text content.

Namespace:  System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly:  System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)

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[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static MvcHtmlString^ TextArea(
	HtmlHelper^ htmlHelper, 
	String^ name, 
	String^ value
)

Parameters

htmlHelper
Type: System.Web.Mvc::HtmlHelper

The HTML helper instance that this method extends.

name
Type: System::String

The name of the form field to return.

value
Type: System::String

The text content.

Return Value

Type: System.Web.Mvc::MvcHtmlString
The textarea element.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb384936(v=vs.108) or https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb383977(v=vs.108).

The difference between calling the TextArea method and using a textarea element is that the TextArea method is designed to make it easy to bind to view data or model data.

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