HTML helper classes

Working with HTML helpers:

HTML helpers are used to under the HTML controls within the MVC views.

MVC will support following HTML helpers

              Name                                        Syntax

1. Label                      label (string text)
2. Text box                textbox (string name, object value)
3. Password           password (string name, object value)
4. Radio button  Radiobutton (string name, object value, bool checked)
5. Check box       checkbox (string name, bool checked)
6. Drop down list boxDropdown list (string nmae)
7. List box          listbox (string name)
8. Render action  Renderaction (string actionname, string control name)
9. Link button     action link (string linktext, string action name, string controller name)
10. Text area        text area (string name)
11. HTML encoder  encode(string text/object value)
12. Validate          validate (string model name)
13. Validate message validate message (string model name, string message)
14. Form                 Begin form ()

HTML.End form ()

Working with HTML helper class:

Code for dropdown list creating and list box

Go to sample view write the following code

<%= HTML.label(“select qualification”)%>

<%=HTML.DropDownList(“CB1”)%><br%>

<%=HTML.label(“select skill set”)%>

<%=HTML.listbox(“LB”)>

Go to home controller .cs                          

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In sample action method write the following code

To add the list of elements to the combo box and list box

Public action result sample ()

{

List <string> L1=new list<string> ()}

L1.add (“USC”);

L1.add (“10+2”);

L1.add (“Degree”);

List <string> L2=new list <string> ();

L2.add (“C#.net”);

L2.add (“ASP.net”);

L2.add (“WCF”);

L2.add (“AJAX”);

View data [“cb1”] = new select list (L1);

View data [“cb2”] = new select list (L2);

Return view ();

}