FormExtensions.BeginRouteForm Method (HtmlHelper, String, FormMethod)
Writes an opening <form> tag to the response. When the user submits the form, the request will be processed by the route target.
Namespace: System.Web.Mvc.Html
Assembly: System.Web.Mvc (in System.Web.Mvc.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ExtensionAttribute> _
Public Shared Function BeginRouteForm ( _
htmlHelper As HtmlHelper, _
routeName As String, _
method As FormMethod _
) As MvcForm
public static MvcForm BeginRouteForm(
this HtmlHelper htmlHelper,
string routeName,
FormMethod method
)
[ExtensionAttribute]
public:
static MvcForm^ BeginRouteForm(
HtmlHelper^ htmlHelper,
String^ routeName,
FormMethod method
)
Parameters
- htmlHelper
Type: System.Web.Mvc.HtmlHelper
The HTML helper instance that this method extends.
- routeName
Type: System.String
The name of the route to use to obtain the form-post URL.
- method
Type: System.Web.Mvc.FormMethod
The HTTP method for processing the form, either GET or POST.
Return Value
Type: System.Web.Mvc.Html.MvcForm
An opening <form> tag.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type HtmlHelper. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
Remarks
The BeginForm method renders a form that will be handled by a controller action method.
You can use this method in a using block. In that case, the method renders the closing </form> tag at the end of the using block.
The htmlAttributes parameter consists of an object that contains name/value pairs. The attributes that are specified in the name/value pairs depend on the HTML element that is being rendered. For example, for a form element, you might provide the following anonymous object:
new { id = "text1", accept-charset="iso-8859-1" }
New With { .id = "text1", .accept-charset="iso-8859-1" }