How to access HTML Control in ASP.NET

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How to access HTML control to asp.net code file? I want to hide them in page load. But they can't be accessed.
Please help me..Thanks in advance

Posted 8-May-11 23:12pm

rahul dev123

Updated 10-May-17 5:03am

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RedHearts2011 · Answer 1 · 2011-05-08T23:17:00

Solution 1

add runat="server" in the control.

eg:

<br />
 <a id="somelink" runat="server" href="#"></a><br />

Posted 8-May-11 23:17pm

RedHearts2011

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LakshmiNarayana Nalluri 9-May-11 5:18am

i agree with this answer

Ankur^\m/ 9-May-11 5:27am

But I don't!

Ankur^\m/ 9-May-11 5:28am

That's not correct. If you want to have HTML controls on the page, you can have them as well and get their values on the server side using Request Object.

Hemant__Sharma 9-May-11 5:41am

But it is when the Request has control name. What about first request to the page?

Ankur^\m/ 9-May-11 5:55am

I don't know if there is a way to do that. But why do you need to? All the control's properties can be set on the page and if you need the control's value, that will be only on a postback.

RedHearts2011 9-May-11 6:40am

Guys he just wants to hide them, I think adding runat="server" will work fine!

Ganesh KP 6-Oct-12 14:08pm

So What is the difference if we add runat="server" then it becomes like a normal ASP Control what is the use of having again HTML Control?

shinoopmathew · Answer 2 · 2011-05-08T23:22:00

Solution 2

1. Set id and name property in same name.
then
var control1= Request.Form["name_of_control"];

2.Add runat="server" to the controls, and then you can access them from the code-behind almost as if they were <asp:______ xmlns:asp="#unknown"> controls.

Posted 8-May-11 23:22pm

shinoopmathew

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Ankur^\m/ 9-May-11 5:35am

1. Why var?
2. It's no more an HTML control then.

Ankur^\m/ · Answer 3 · 2011-05-08T23:36:00

Solution 3

Similar question - Get Value of HTML Input box in asp.net[^]

Posted 8-May-11 23:36pm

Ankur^\m/

pasupathi_g · Answer 4 · 2011-05-09T00:20:00

Solution 4

Page_Load event
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if (Request.Form["Text1"] != null)
{
Response.Write(Request.Form["Text1"].ToString());
}

ASPX PAGE
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Form should post method
<input id="Text1" name="Text1" type="text" value="ABCD" style="width:200px;"/>

Posted 9-May-11 0:20am

pasupathi_g