How to access html controls in code behind

Question

I\'m trying to follow this example on how to validate credentials. However, it uses asp: controls for the login form.

If I were to use html controls instead so CSS s

Answer 1

Add id and runat server attributes to the input tag (see below)

You also need to change Text to Value in your code:

protected void LoginButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    // Validate the user against the Membership framework user store
    if (Membership.ValidateUser(Username.Value, Password.Value))
    {
        // Log the user into the site
        FormsAuthentication.RedirectFromLoginPage(UserName.Value, RememberMe.Checked);
    }
    // If we reach here, the user's credentials were invalid
    InvalidCredentialsMessage.Visible = true;
}

You can also add a html checkbox for RememberMe

Now you can check the checked states by calling RememberMe.Checked