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HTML controls

HTML controls are the native browser elements and they are part of HTML language. These are
client side controls which is accessible only in the HTML page, so it will improve the
performance of the web page. HTML controls on an ASP.NET Web page are not available to the
web server.

What are the HTML controls?


HTML Form Controls
 Text Input Controls.
 Checkboxes Controls.
 Radio Box Controls.
 Select Box Controls.
 File Select boxes.
 Hidden Controls.
 Clickable Buttons.
 Submit and Reset Button.

HTML Form Controls


There are different types of form controls that you can use to collect data using HTML form −

 Text Input Controls


 Checkboxes Controls
 Radio Box Controls
 Select Box Controls
 File Select boxes
 Hidden Controls
 Clickable Buttons
 Submit and Reset Button

Text Input Controls


There are three types of text input used on forms −
 Single-line text input controls − This control is used for items that require only one line of user input, such as search
boxes or names. They are created using HTML <input> tag.
 Password input controls − This is also a single-line text input but it masks the character as soon as a user enters it. They
are also created using HTMl <input> tag.
 Multi-line text input controls − This is used when the user is required to give details that may be longer than a single
sentence. Multi-line input controls are created using HTML <textarea> tag.
Single-line text input controls
This control is used for items that require only one line of user input, such as search boxes or names. They are created using
HTML <input> tag.
Example
Here is a basic example of a single-line text input used to take first name and last name −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Text Input Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form >
First name: <input type = "text" name = "first_name" />
<br>
Last name: <input type = "text" name = "last_name" />
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of attributes for <input> tag for creating text field.
Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 type
Indicates the type of input control and for text input control it will be set to text.

2 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.

3 value
This can be used to provide an initial value inside the control.

4 size
Allows to specify the width of the text-input control in terms of characters.

5 maxlength
Allows to specify the maximum number of characters a user can enter into the text box.

Password input controls


This is also a single-line text input but it masks the character as soon as a user enters it. They are also created using HTML
<input>tag but type attribute is set to password.
Example
Here is a basic example of a single-line password input used to take user password −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Password Input Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form >
User ID : <input type = "text" name = "user_id" />
<br>
Password: <input type = "password" name = "password" />
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of attributes for <input> tag for creating password field.

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 type
Indicates the type of input control and for password input control it will be set to password.

2 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.

3 value
This can be used to provide an initial value inside the control.

4 size
Allows to specify the width of the text-input control in terms of characters.

5 maxlength
Allows to specify the maximum number of characters a user can enter into the text box.

Multiple-Line Text Input Controls


This is used when the user is required to give details that may be longer than a single sentence. Multi-line input controls are
created using HTML <textarea> tag.
Example
Here is a basic example of a multi-line text input used to take item description −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Multiple-Line Input Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
Description : <br />
<textarea rows = "5" cols = "50" name = "description">
Enter description here...
</textarea>
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of attributes for <textarea> tag.

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.
2 rows
Indicates the number of rows of text area box.

3 cols
Indicates the number of columns of text area box

Checkbox Control
Checkboxes are used when more than one option is required to be selected. They are also created using HTML <input> tag but
type attribute is set to checkbox..
Example
Here is an example HTML code for a form with two checkboxes −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Checkbox Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<input type = "checkbox" name = "maths" value = "on"> Maths
<input type = "checkbox" name = "physics" value = "on"> Physics
</form>
</body>
</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of attributes for <checkbox> tag.

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 type
Indicates the type of input control and for checkbox input control it will be set to checkbox..

2 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.

3 value
The value that will be used if the checkbox is selected.

4 checked
Set to checked if you want to select it by default.
Radio Button Control
Radio buttons are used when out of many options, just one option is required to be selected. They are also created using HTML
<input> tag but type attribute is set to radio.
Example
Here is example HTML code for a form with two radio buttons −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Radio Box Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<input type = "radio" name = "subject" value = "maths"> Maths
<input type = "radio" name = "subject" value = "physics"> Physics
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of attributes for radio button.
Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 type
Indicates the type of input control and for checkbox input control it will be set to radio.

2 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.

3 value
The value that will be used if the radio box is selected.

4 checked
Set to checked if you want to select it by default.

Select Box Control


A select box, also called drop down box which provides option to list down various options in the form of drop down list, from
where a user can select one or more options.
Example
Here is example HTML code for a form with one drop down box
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>Select Box Control</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<select name = "dropdown">
<option value = "Maths" selected>Maths</option>
<option value = "Physics">Physics</option>
</select>
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of important attributes of <select> tag −

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.
2 size
This can be used to present a scrolling list box.

3 multiple
If set to "multiple" then allows a user to select multiple items from the menu.

Following is the list of important attributes of <option> tag −

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 value
The value that will be used if an option in the select box box is selected.

2 selected
Specifies that this option should be the initially selected value when the page loads.

3 label
An alternative way of labeling options

File Upload Box


If you want to allow a user to upload a file to your web site, you will need to use a file upload box, also known as a file select box.
This is also created using the <input> element but type attribute is set to file.
Example
Here is example HTML code for a form with one file upload box −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>File Upload Box</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<input type = "file" name = "fileupload" accept = "image/*" />
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Attributes
Following is the list of important attributes of file upload box −

Sr.No Attribute & Description

1 name
Used to give a name to the control which is sent to the server to be recognized and get the
value.

2 accept
Specifies the types of files that the server accepts.

Button Controls
There are various ways in HTML to create clickable buttons. You can also create a clickable button using <input>tag by setting
its type attribute to button. The type attribute can take the following values −

Sr.No Type & Description

1 submit
This creates a button that automatically submits a form.

2 reset
This creates a button that automatically resets form controls to their initial values.

3 button
This creates a button that is used to trigger a client-side script when the user clicks that button.
4 image
This creates a clickable button but we can use an image as background of the button.

Example
Here is example HTML code for a form with three types of buttons −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>File Upload Box</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<input type = "submit" name = "submit" value = "Submit" />
<input type = "reset" name = "reset" value = "Reset" />
<input type = "button" name = "ok" value = "OK" />
<input type = "image" name = "imagebutton" src = "/html/images/logo.png" />
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result −

Hidden Form Controls


Hidden form controls are used to hide data inside the page which later on can be pushed to the server. This control hides inside the
code and does not appear on the actual page. For example, following hidden form is being used to keep current page number.
When a user will click next page then the value of hidden control will be sent to the web server and there it will decide which
page will be displayed next based on the passed current page.
Example
Here is example HTML code to show the usage of hidden control −
Live Demo
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
<title>File Upload Box</title>
</head>

<body>
<form>
<p>This is page 10</p>
<input type = "hidden" name = "pagename" value = "10" />
<input type = "submit" name = "submit" value = "Submit" />
<input type = "reset" name = "reset" value = "Reset" />
</form>
</body>

</html>

This will produce the following result –


This will produce the following result –

This is page 10

Submit Reset
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HTML Controls ASP.Net Controls


HTML control runs at client side. ASP.Net controls run at server side.

You can run HTML controls at server side by adding You can not run ASP.Net Controls on client side as these controls have this
attribute runat=”server”. attribute runat=”server” by default.

HTML controls are client side controls, so it does not ASP.Net Controls are Server side controls, provides STATE management.
provide STATE management.

HTML control does not require rendering. ASP.Net controls require rendering.

As HTML controls runs on client side, execution is fast. As ASP.Net controls run on server side, execution is slow.
HTML controls do not have any separate class for its controls. ASP.Net controls have separate class for its each control.

HTML controls does not support Object Oriented paradigm. With ASP.Net controls, you have full support of Object oriented paradigm.

HTML controls can not be accessed form code behind files. ASP.Net controls can be directly worked and accessed from code behind files.

HTML control have limited set of properties and/or methods. ASP.Net controls have rich set of properties and/or methods.

Enter Name : Enter Name :

<input type="text" ID="txtName"> <asp:TextBox Id="txtName" runat="server">

</asp:TextBox>

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