Creating Custom HTML Helpers

Thanks..

Stephen You rock. Thanks.

great I think I will start learining MVC

thanks a lot, keep the good work.

Couldn't find any c# version.

Can I use VS 2008 Express for MVC project?

@chudq -- Yes, you can use VS 2008 Express to create MVC projects but you need to install Visual Studio Service Pack 1.

It will be great to find a C# version ^^

what´s the problem of all these C# developers ...

what is important is the framework and not the way to "attack it".

if you are not able to understand the vb examples and convert it to C# yourself, you should consider about finding a new job.

Great set of vidz.

yet another C# developer.

C# version not required, its hardly rocket science to port to the techniques ot C#.

I don't think its a good idea to extend the set of Html helper methods.  It would be better to use a custom class of your own, i.e., use "the easy way".

Both ways of rendering HTML controls will become standard practice.  For me, extension methods, although slightly less easier, will become "second hand" after using them.  Plus they're available though Intellisense which is pretty cool.

All else aside, I bet we'll eventually see a lot of custom extension methods showing up on the web over the next few months...

-Michael

The concept of using a generic html library for producing html tags is not new. PL/SQL has built-in functions for doing this for over a decade now.

My personal opinion?

These html helpers are totally useless. I could hardly find a real use of these helpers.Maybe in cases I need to print html directly from the code-behind of a  usercontrol.

VB => C#

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_ Module == static class

_ <Extension()> == Extention Method

I am assuming the standard Helper methods allow you to do things such as set the class and what not of the rendered element.

If you use the Extension Method paradigm, can you modify one of the standard helpers? Can you for example, set attributes within the Extension Method?

I have an application that uses Struts, in which I use a modified JSP tag to check whether or not a user has access to the specific field that is about to be rendered. If they do not, i set the readonly and disabled attributes for that element to true.

So if you can do things like that, the HTML Helpers are very valuable.

Great!

Besides the parameters are there any limitations on the logic I can use in my helpers?

Do have someone a good idea over asp.net for starter? I am starter, any good books any suggestions! i will appreciate the help.

how can i write htmlhelper for imagelink ,when i click image link that should call method in controller

Hi my design is looking correctly in IE but not in any other browser

yea, should be C# examples...

Excellent video.

For those using C# who aren't familiar with extension methods, building with the Extension attribute will say to use "this" instead. Here is the code:

/Helpers/LabelExtension.cs

using System.Web.Mvc;

using System;

public static class LabelExtension

{

public static string Label(this HtmlHelper helper, string target, string text)

{

return String.Format("<label for='{0}'>{1}</label>", target, text);

}

}

How do you create the module in C#?

sorry should have scrolled to the bottom first.

lol...

<%=Html.TextBox("txtBox") %>

<input name="txtBox" />

How is this better or same time?

I'm really glad you've put these videos up - they are very helpful. I just have one tiny complaint. The intro and end sounds with the ASP.net logo are way too loud! I'm watching at work, so I'm using earbuds, and it hurts when that part plays!

But again - love the videos - they are a very useful resource!

Nice!

Just wondering....

Would it be ugly-code if instead of passing tag-values in a helper parameter, I fx pass myItem.Id, and in my extensionmethod I evaluate the state of my object, and from there decide to return what-ever html content I should wish (img, video.. and so forth)? This way you can have different output-types in one column. This would act like a data-trigger for your column.

Or is it to be done in another way? (I'm new to HTML/Web-programming in general :)

Ugly or not. I think i will play a bit with it, just for the exercise :)