Databinding for a newbie

[crabgrass]

When switching from asp to aspx, is there a new technique for binding data to a textbox control, or do we continue to use code like:

<input name="txtZip" 
value='<%=oRS("zip")%>' >

I have gone through the videos that discuss the new data controls such as grid and formview but have seen nothing on using regular textboxs outside of the formview.

Thanks

 

[jbenson001]

You can do that, but you are best off assigning the text property of the text box in the code behind.

 

[NuJoizey]

also, you are using the standard html textbox control, but you might want to consider using the asp server control, like so:

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

one advantage being that you can easily manipulate it using the codebehind, and it shows up in your intellisense, which gives you the list of all the things you can do with it right at your fingerips.