Just like in ASP.NET we use HTML helpers in MVC. But HTML helpers are more lightweight.

HTML helpers does not have view and models.

HTML helper is something that returns a string

With MVC, you can create your own helpers, or use the built in HTML helpers.

Standard HTML Helpers

MVC helpers include all the common controls that we use in a  common website .

HTML Links

While creating HTML links you need to understand the razor syntax for it.

@Html.ActionLink("About this Website", "About")

The Html.ActionLink() helper has several properties:

Property	Description
.linkText	The link text (label)
.actionName	The target action
.routeValues	The values passed to the action
.controllerName	The target controller
.htmlAttributes	The set of attributes to the link
.protocol	The link protocol
.hostname	The host name for the link
.fragment	The anchor target for the link

HTML Form Elements

There following HTML helpers can be used to render (modify and output) HTML form elements:

• BeginForm()
• EndForm()
• TextArea()
• TextBox()
• CheckBox()
• RadioButton()
• ListBox()
• DropDownList()
• Hidden()
• Password()

@model MVC_Demo.Models.EmployeeModel

@{
    ViewBag.Title = "RegisterEmployee";
}
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="@Url.Content("~/Scripts/jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js")" type="text/javascript"></script> 
<h2>RegisterEmployee</h2>

@using (Html.BeginForm("RegisterEmployeeDetails", "Register", new { ReturnUrl = ViewBag.ReturnUrl }, FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "form-horizontal", role = "form" })) 
{
    @Html.AntiForgeryToken()
    
    <div class="form-horizontal">
        <h4>EmployeeModel</h4>
        <hr />
        @Html.ValidationSummary(true, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.FirstName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
            <div class="col-md-10">
                @Html.EditorFor(model => model.FirstName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.FirstName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.MiddleName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
            <div class="col-md-10">
                @Html.EditorFor(model => model.MiddleName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.MiddleName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.LastName, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
            <div class="col-md-10">
                @Html.EditorFor(model => model.LastName, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.LastName, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.PhoneNo, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
            <div class="col-md-10">
                @Html.EditorFor(model => model.PhoneNo, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.PhoneNo, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            </div>
        </div>

        <div class="form-group">
            @Html.LabelFor(model => model.Address, htmlAttributes: new { @class = "control-label col-md-2" })
            <div class="col-md-10">
                @Html.EditorFor(model => model.Address, new { htmlAttributes = new { @class = "form-control" } })
                @Html.ValidationMessageFor(model => model.Address, "", new { @class = "text-danger" })
            </div>
        </div>

  

        <div class="form-group">
            <div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
                <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
}

<div>
    @Html.ActionLink("Back to List", "Index")
</div>