Pro ASP.NET Core MVC, Sixth Edition

© Adam Freeman 2016

ADAM FREEMAN, Pro ASP.NET Core MVC , 10.1007/978-1-4842-0397-2_24

24. Using the Form Tag Helpers

ADAM FREEMAN¹ 

(1)MILTON KEYNES MK6 3PA, UK

MVC provides a set of built-in tag helpers that are used to perform commonly required transformations on HTML elements. In this chapter, I describe the tag helpers that operate on HTML forms, which include the form, input, label, select, option, and textarea elements. In Chapter 25, I describe the other built-in tag helpers, which provide nonform features. Table 24-1 puts the form tag helpers in context.

Table 24-1. Putting the Form Tag Helpers in Context

Question	Answer
What are they?	The form tag helpers are used to transform HTML form elements so that you don’t have to write custom tag helpers ...