Bootstrap for ASP.NET MVC

Chapter 9
Forms
Using the following code, you can generate a simple vertical Bootstrap form
containing three textboxes and a submit button. The irst two textboxes also invoke
the PlaceHolder method that adds the placeholder text to the empty textboxes and
the last textbox has an additional method called HelpText that adds the helper text
to the bottom of the textbox.
@using (var form = Html.Bootstrap().Begin(new Form()))
{
@form.FormGroup().TextBoxFor(m => m.CompanyName).
Placeholder("Enter the company name.")
@form.FormGroup().TextBoxFor(m => m.ContactName).
Placeholder("Enter the name of contact person.")
@form.FormGroup().TextBoxFor(m => m.Address).HelpText
("Short address for customer.")
@Html.Bootstrap().SubmitButton()
}
The resulting form should look similar to the following screenshot in the browser:
You'll also notice that the FormGroup helper is smart enough to automatically add an
asterisk (*) to the ields' label, if the value is required.
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