Which is better to use HTML helper class or simple HTML control in MVC?

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Hello Sir,

I am making a project in Asp.net MVC using Entity framework and i am confused

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Which is better to use Html helper class or simple html control in MVC?

For eg- For Textbox- I can use html helper class and simple html input textbox also.

Please suggest me which one to use and why?

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Hello Sir,

I am making a project in Asp.net MVC using Entity framework and i am confused <pre lang="C#">Which is better to use Html helper class or simple html control in MVC?</pre>

For eg- For Textbox- I can use html helper class and simple html input textbox also.

Please suggest me which one to use and why?

Posted 16-Dec-16 6:38am

Adityakumar2318

Updated 16-Dec-16 9:09am

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ZurdoDev 16-Dec-16 13:53pm

Use the control.

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Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-16T09:09:00

The answer depends upon many factors, but just a rule of thumb can be,

If your data in Models requires or has some attributes defined for data validation in the forms, or the data has some special format to follow, then using HTML helpers can help in generating the dynamic UI easily. That is because ASP.NET knows what are the rules to follow in order to write the data.

If you are not having a model validated with attributes, then you should consider using HTML elements and validate their data, format the data using JavaScript (or one of its libraries, jQuery, Angular etc.). I personally use HTML elements more, and I never use HTML helpers at all. Helpers require a lot of backend modification in order to achieve same results on the page.