What is the difference between “HTML.TextBox” vs “HTML.TextB

Question

Hi Guys I am beginner in ASP.NET MVC4 and defining a text box using HTML.TextBox html helper class .But i want to know that what is difference between “HTML.TextBox” and “HTML.TextBoxFor”. Please help me. Thanks

Vinitha T · Answer

Html.TextBox is not strongly typed and hence they don't require a strongly typed view. We can hardcode whatever name we want. @Html.TextBox("Name") Html.TextBoxFor is strongly typed and requires strongly typed view. The name is inferred from the lambda expression. @Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Name) The end result of Html.TextBox and Html.TextBoxFor produce the same HTML.

Zack Mathews · Answer

Hi mack here is a some useful resources that will help you. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5908523/html-textbox-vs-html-textboxfor https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-html-TextBox-and-html-TextBoxFor-in-ASP-net-MVC https://www.mindstick.com/Forum/33987/angular-js-with-mvc-insert-update-delete

Munesh Sharma · Answer

Ultimately they both produce the same HTML but Html.TextBoxFor() is strongly typed where as Html.TextBox isn't. 1: @Html.TextBox("Name") 2: Html.TextBoxFor(m => m.Name) will both produce So what does that mean in terms of use? Generally two things: The typed TextBoxFor will generate your input names for you. This is usually just the property name but for properties of complex types can include an underscore such as 'customer_name' Using the typed TextBoxFor version will allow you to use compile time checking. So if you change your model then you can check whether there are any errors in your views.

Rajeesh Menoth · Answer

Hi, Html.TextBox is a plain text box that isn't assocated with a model's property. Example: @Html.TextBox( "FirstName" ) Html.TextBoxFor is used when you want to associate a property of a model to the textbox. The text box then takes on the name of the property, which makes it convenient to gather all form elements as properties of a model in your post-action. Example: @modelMyApplication.Models.Product @ using (Html.BeginForm( "EditProduct" , "Home" )) { ProductName: @Html.TextBoxFor(model=>model.Name) ProductType: @Html.TextBoxFor(model=>model.Type) ProductSerialNumber: @Html.TextBoxFor(model=>model.Serial) "submit" value= "EditProduct" /> } Reference : http://forums.asp.net/t/1920952.aspx?What+is+the+difference+between+Html+TextBox+Html+TextBoxFor+Html+EditorFor http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5119373/difference-between-html-textbox-and-html-textboxfor