ASP.NET Form Handling

Process of posting data to the server and retrieving values sent.

Retrieve Form Values:

To retrieve the values from a runat server form:

Control	Retrieve value
<asp:textbox id=”txtName” runat=”server” text=””/>	txtName.text
<asp:checkbox id=”cbName” runat=”server” text=”HTML”/>	cbName.text
<asp:dropdownlist id=”ddlName” runat=”server”> <asp:listitem value=”1” text=”First”/> <asp:listitem value=”2” text=”Second”/> <asp:listitem value=”3” text=”Third”/> </asp:dropdownlist>	ddlName.SelectedItem.Text or ddlName.SelectedItem.Value

To retrieve form values sent from another page:

Form Type	Retrieve value
<form action=”getvalues.aspx” method=”post”> <input type=”text” name=”txtName”> </form>	Request.Form(“txtName”)
<form action=”getvalues.aspx” method=”get”> <input type=”text” name=”txtName”> </form>	Request.QueryString(“txtName”)