Retrieving Dynamic textbox values

[rhender9]

Hi Bytes Experts,

I have a web form that I am dynamically adding textboxes to based on a UI selection. This part is working great, however, I need to retrieve the values from the dynamic Textboxes once the user inputs data and click the submit button to send to a xml file.

What is the best way I can collect the values from each textbox. The textboxes are being added in a placeholder control. Also there is no static number of textboxes that will be added by a user.

[Christian Binder]

Each time you create and add a TextBox, you could store a reference to this TextBox in a List<TextBox>. Then you just have to iterate over the List and collect the value of them.

[rhender9]

Thanks for the reply.

Question, can you give a brief code syntax of how I would add this Dynamic textboxes List array. I am new to C#/ ASP.net

[Christian Binder]

 
List<TextBox> _textBoxes = new List<TextBox>();
 
public void CreateAndAddNewTextBox () {
  TextBox newTextBox;
  //newTextBox = ... dynamically create TextBox
  //add TextBox to your UI
  _textBoxes.Add(newTextBox); //here we add the newly generated TextBox to our list
}
 

If you want to work with the TextBoxes values, you have to iterate the list to obtain the TextBoxes

  foreach(TextBox textBox in _textBoxes) {
    string value = textBox.Text;
    //do something with the value
  }
 

[rhender9]

Thanks Christian Binder. The information was very helpful for my project. When I grow up I want to be as good as you!! :-)