HiddenField.Value Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Web.UI.WebControls

Assembly:: System.Web.dll

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Gets or sets the value of the hidden field.

public:
 virtual property System::String ^ Value { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };

[System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)]
public virtual string Value { get; set; }

[<System.ComponentModel.Bindable(true)>]
member this.Value : string with get, set

Public Overridable Property Value As String

Property Value

String

The value of the hidden field. The default is an empty string ("").

Attributes: BindableAttribute

Examples

The following example demonstrates how to use the Value property to specify the value of the HiddenField control.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see Script Exploits Overview.


<%@ Page language="C#" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
 
  void ValueHiddenField_ValueChanged (Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    
    // Display the value of the HiddenField control.
    Message.Text = "The value of the HiddenField control is " + ValueHiddenField.Value + ".";
    
  }
  
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
    <head runat="server">
    <title>HiddenField Example</title>
</head>
<body>
        <form id="Form1" runat="server">
        
            <h3>HiddenField Example</h3>

            Please enter a value and click the submit button.<br/>
            
            <asp:Textbox id="ValueTextBox"
              runat="server"/>
              
            <br/>  
              
            <input type="submit" name="SubmitButton"
             value="Submit"
             onclick="PageLoad()" />
             
            <br/>
            
            <asp:label id="Message" runat="server"/>    
            
            <asp:hiddenfield id="ValueHiddenField"
              onvaluechanged="ValueHiddenField_ValueChanged"
              value="" 
              runat="server"/>
            
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

<script type="text/javascript">

  <!--
  function PageLoad()
  {
  
    // Set the value of the HiddenField control with the
    // value from the TextBox.
    Form1.ValueHiddenField.value = Form1.ValueTextBox.value;
    
  }
  -->
  
</script>


<%@ Page language="VB" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">
 
  Sub ValueHiddenField_ValueChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
    
    ' Display the value of the HiddenField control.
    Message.Text = "The value of the HiddenField control is " & ValueHiddenField.Value & "."
    
  End Sub
  
</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
    <head runat="server">
    <title>HiddenField Example</title>
</head>
<body>
        <form id="Form1" runat="server">
        
            <h3>HiddenField Example</h3>

            Please enter a value and click the submit button.<br/>
            
            <asp:textbox id="ValueTextBox"
              runat="server"/>
              
            <br/>  
              
            <input type="submit" name="SubmitButton"
             value="Submit"
             onclick="PageLoad()" />
             
            <br/>
            
            <asp:label id="Message" runat="server"/>    
            
            <asp:hiddenfield id="ValueHiddenField"
              onvaluechanged="ValueHiddenField_ValueChanged"
              value="" 
              runat="server"/>
            
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

<script type="text/javascript">

  <!--
  function PageLoad()
  {
  
    // Set the value of the HiddenField control with the
    // value from the TextBox.
    Form1.ValueHiddenField.value = Form1.ValueTextBox.value;
    
  }
  -->
  
</script>

Remarks

Use the Value property to specify or determine the value of the HiddenField control.

Applies to

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