This class represents the HTML <input type=text> or <input type=password> tag, which allow the user to enter a single line of text. If you use the password type, the user's input will be masked with the "*" character for display purposes.

Text entered in this control is provided in the Value property. You can specify the width of the textbox by using the Size property and the maximum number of allowed characters by using MaxLength. You can also react to the ServerChange event, which will fire only after a postback is triggered (for example, when the user clicks a submit button).

public class HtmlInputText : HtmlInputControl, System.Web.UI.IPostBackDataHandler {
// Public Constructors
   public HtmlInputText( );
   public HtmlInputText(string type);
// Public Instance Properties
   public int MaxLength{set; get; }
   public int Size{set; get; }
   public override string Value{set; get; }         // overrides HtmlInputControl
// Protected Instance Methods
   protected override void OnPreRender(EventArgs e);            // overrides System.Web.UI.Control
   protected virtual void OnServerChange(EventArgs e);
   protected override void RenderAttributes(System.Web.UI.HtmlTextWriter writer); // overrides HtmlInputControl
// Events
   public event EventHandler ServerChange;
}

Hierarchy

System.Object System.Web.UI.Control(System.ComponentModel.IComponent, System.IDisposable, System.Web.UI.IParserAccessor, System.Web.UI.IDataBindingsAccessor) HtmlControl(System.Web.UI.IAttributeAccessor) HtmlInputControl HtmlInputText(System.Web.UI.IPostBackDataHandler)