Html.Textbox VS Html.TextboxFor

by

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

<input id="Name" name="Name" type="text" />

So what does that mean in terms of use?

Generally two things:

  1. 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’
  2. 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.

It is generally regarded as better practice to use the strongly typed versions of the HtmlHelpers that were added in MVC2.

More Related Contents:

  1. Cascading drop-downs in MVC 3 Razor view
  2. How do I specify different Layouts in the ASP.NET MVC 3 razor ViewStart file?
  3. Replace line break characters with in ASP.NET MVC Razor view
  4. ASP.NET MVC 3 – Partial vs Display Template vs Editor Template
  5. Add CSS or JavaScript files to layout head from views or partial views
  6. Writing/outputting HTML strings unescaped
  7. In MVC3 Razor, how do I get the html of a rendered view inside an action?
  8. Using MVC HtmlHelper extensions from Razor declarative views
  9. How to render a Section in a Partial View in MVC3?
  10. Razor-based view doesn’t see referenced assemblies
  11. HTML.ActionLink vs Url.Action in ASP.NET Razor
  12. Differences between Html.TextboxFor and Html.EditorFor in MVC and Razor
  13. Saving Many to Many relationship data on MVC Create view
  14. ASP.NET MVC 3 Razor – Adding class to EditorFor
  15. Can Razor views be compiled?
  16. How can I load Partial view inside the view?
  17. Is it possible to create a generic @helper method with Razor?
  18. Razor actionlink autogenerating ?length=7 in URL?
  19. error with decimal in mvc3 – the value is not valid for field
  20. Set disable attribute based on a condition for Html.TextBoxFor
  21. MVC 3 file upload and model binding
  22. Does Razor syntax provide a compelling advantage in UI markup?
  23. Why doesn’t Visual Studio code formatting work properly for Razor markup?
  24. How to create a function in a cshtml template?
  25. Razor ViewEngine HTML.Checkbox method creates a hidden input. Why? [duplicate]
  26. Html.DisplayFor not posting values to controller in ASP.NET MVC 3
  27. How do I create a MVC Razor template for DisplayFor()
  28. Razor Nested WebGrid
  29. How to render a Razor View to a string in ASP.NET MVC 3?
  30. Best place to set CurrentCulture for multilingual ASP.NET MVC web applications

Leave a Comment