<HtmlInput>

The HtmlInput tag renders as a rich text editor at run time, allowing users to enter and format text as they would in a word processor. Behind the scenes, it uses the default rich text editor configured for your DNN site.

Example

<AddForm>
  ...
  <table>
    ...
    <tr>
      <td>
        <Label For="txtBio" Text="Bio" />
        <HtmlInput Id="txtBio" DataField="Bio" DataType="String"
          Width="600" Height="400"/>
      </td>
    </tr>
    ...
    <tr>
      <td colspan="2">
        <AddButton Text="Add"/>&nbsp;<CancelButton Text="Cancel"/>
      </td>
    </tr>
  </table>
</AddForm>

Properties

Property	Values	Default	Description
ID *	string		Unique identifier for the control within the form
DataField	string		Parameter name for data binding to your form's data commands
DataType	String	String	Database type — always String for this control
Height	size		Height of the control
Nullable	True False	False	Returns DBNull when the control is blank or whitespace
Visible	True False	True	Shows or hides the control
Width	size		Width of the control

* Required property

Validating the HtmlInput Control: The nature of the HtmlInput control does not allow it to be validated on the client. If you use a validator with this control, set the EnableClientScript attribute to false.

Property Details

• ID: Name, consisting of letters and numbers, beginning with a letter, that uniquely identifies the control within the form.

• DataField: Name of the parameter in the <SubmitCommand> which will be filled with this control's data when the form is submitted and/or the parameter in the <SelectCommand> which will supply this control's data when the form is loaded. This attribute is required if the control will participate in operations with your form's data commands.

• Nullable: If True, the control will return a DBNull value if the control is blank or contains just whitespace. If a DBNull value is passed to the control, the control will be set to an empty string. Note: Different HTML editors may function differently. XMod Pro will set/read the StringValue property on the underlying editor provider. What the individual editor does with that is up to the editor.