HtmlForm.Method Property
Gets or sets a value that indicates how a browser posts form data to the server for processing.
[Visual Basic] Public Property Method As String [C#] public string Method {get; set;} [C++] public: __property String* get_Method(); public: __property void set_Method(String*); [JScript] public function get Method() : String; public function set Method(String);
Property Value
A string that indicates how a browser posts form data to the server. The default value is POST.
Remarks
Use this property to specify how the browser sends form data to the server for processing. The two common methods supported by all browsers are GET and POST.
CAUTION You can override the default value of this property and use the GET method instead of POST. However, since GET requests are limited in how much data they can include, using the GET method can cause the post back and state management capabilities provided by the Web Forms page framework to fail.
Example
[Visual Basic, C#] The following example demonstrates how to use the Method property to specify that form data is posted back to the server.
[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.Value) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value) AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString() End Sub </script> </head> <body> <form Method="Post" Enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" runat="server"> <h3> HtmlInputButton 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> <input ID="Value1" Type="Text" Size="2" MaxLength="3" Value="1" runat="server"/> </td> <td> + </td> <td> <input ID="Value2" Type="Text" Size="2" MaxLength="3" Value="1" runat="server"/> </td> <td> = </td> <td> <span ID="AnswerMessage" runat="server"/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="Value1RequiredValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" ErrorMessage="Please enter an value.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value1MinCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" Operator="LessThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="100" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" Operator="GreaterThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="0" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> </td> <td colspan="2"> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="Value2RequiredValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" ErrorMessage="Please enter an value.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value2MinCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" Operator="LessThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="100" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" Operator="GreaterThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="0" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> </td> <td>   </td </tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="4"> <input Type="Submit" Name="AddButton Value="Add" OnServerClick="AddButton_Click" runat="server"/> <input Type="Reset" Name="AddButton Value="Reset" runat="server"/> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html> [C#] <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %> <html> <head> <script runat="server"> protected void AddButton_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) { int Answer; Answer = Convert.ToInt32(Value1.Value) + Convert.ToInt32(Value2.Value); AnswerMessage.InnerHtml = Answer.ToString(); } </script> </head> <body> <form Method="Post" Enctype="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" runat="server"> <h3> HtmlInputButton 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> <input ID="Value1" Type="Text" Size="2" MaxLength="3" Value="1" runat="server"/> </td> <td> + </td> <td> <input ID="Value2" Type="Text" Size="2" MaxLength="3" Value="1" runat="server"/> </td> <td> = </td> <td> <span ID="AnswerMessage" runat="server"/> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="Value1RequiredValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" ErrorMessage="Please enter an value.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value1MinCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" Operator="LessThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="100" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value1MaxCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value1" Operator="GreaterThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="0" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> </td> <td colspan="2"> <asp:RequiredFieldValidator ID="Value2RequiredValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" ErrorMessage="Please enter an value.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value2MinCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" Operator="LessThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="100" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer less than 100.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> <asp:CompareValidator ID="Value2MaxCompareValidator" ControlToValidate="Value2" Operator="GreaterThan" Type="Integer" ValueToCompare="0" ErrorMessage="Please enter an integer greater than 0.<br>" Display="Dynamic" runat="server"/> </td> <td>   </td </tr> <tr align="center"> <td colspan="4"> <input Type="Submit" Name="AddButton Value="Add" OnServerClick="AddButton_Click" runat="server"/> <input Type="Reset" Name="AddButton Value="Reset" runat="server"/> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> </form> </body> </html>
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Requirements
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family
See Also
HtmlForm Class | HtmlForm Members | System.Web.UI.HtmlControls Namespace | Enctype