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I am just starting out with ASP.NET and I wanted to know what the difference is between
the Web Forms controls and the HTML controls (besides the Form part of it)? I am making a very simple login page
and I wanted a password textbox and I see this is only available when using an HTML textbox?
HTML Controls can not have server side events, and therefore you cannot write VB code behind say a click event.
Here is the code for 2 buttons. One a server side control, the other a HTML one.
So, with btnServer, the ASP.NET web control, you can do:Code:<body>
<form id="Form1" method="post" runat="server">
<asp:Button id="btnServer" runat="server" Text="Button"></asp:Button>/asp:Button>
<INPUT type="button" value="Button">
</form>
</body>
Does that help?Code:Private Sub btnServer_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnServer.Click
'code here
End Sub
I am not that good at web, but I am sure you can put javascript code for a HTML button.
Woka
Umm, ok. With the thml button it submits and the form button is clicks. Which is the better of the two to use?
Well, since you are writting a .NET app, I would use .NET controls :D
I write tables and stuff manually, in fact I write everything manually.
When writting tags etc you have intellisence. I canm't spell.
I only use the designer to drop in WebControls I have written.
To make the control a web control add the runat="Server" tag to it, that's if it supports it. Not all controls can have events etc.
Writting an example login page for you.
Woka
Thanks Woka! :thumb: