Htmx/docs/Components/Input.md

Input

A styled text input with optional label and description. Supports all standard HTML input types and HTMX attributes.

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HTML structure

div.flex.flex-col.gap-1.5
  label[for={id}].text-sm.font-medium        ← omitted when label is empty
    {label text}
  input[type, id, name, placeholder, class, $$HxAttrs$$]
  p.text-sm.text-muted-foreground            ← omitted when description is empty
    {description text}

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CSS mechanics

Class	Effect
flex h-10 w-full rounded-md border border-input bg-background	Full-width 40px height field with border
px-3 py-2 text-sm	Inner padding and text size
ring-offset-background	Focus ring offset matches the page background
focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring focus-visible:ring-offset-2	Keyboard-visible focus ring
disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-50	Disabled state
placeholder:text-muted-foreground	Placeholder inherits muted color

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Constructor signature

public Input(
    string id,
    string name         = "",
    string inputType    = "text",
    string placeholder  = "",
    string label        = "",
    string description  = "",
    string extraClasses = "",
    string hxAttrs      = "")

Parameter	Description
id	Element id and label for target
name	Form field name
inputType	HTML type attribute: text / email / password / number / search / tel / url / date / time
placeholder	Placeholder text
label	Visible label above the field
description	Helper text below the field
extraClasses	Additional Tailwind classes on the input
hxAttrs	Verbatim HTMX / data attributes appended to the input

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Usage examples

Email and password fields

new Input(
    id:          "email",
    name:        "email",
    inputType:   "email",
    placeholder: "you@example.com",
    label:       "Email address")

new Input(
    id:          "password",
    name:        "password",
    inputType:   "password",
    placeholder: "••••••••",
    label:       "Password",
    description: "At least 8 characters")

Search with HTMX live search

new Input(
    id:          "search",
    name:        "q",
    inputType:   "search",
    placeholder: "Search...",
    hxAttrs:     """hx-get="/search" hx-target="#results" hx-trigger="keyup changed delay:300ms"""")

Number input with constraints (via extraClasses / hxAttrs)

new Input(
    id:        "quantity",
    name:      "qty",
    inputType: "number",
    label:     "Quantity",
    hxAttrs:   """min="1" max="100" step="1"""")

URL input

new Input(
    id:          "website",
    name:        "websiteUrl",
    inputType:   "url",
    placeholder: "https://example.com",
    label:       "Website",
    description: "Include https://")

Reading in a form handler

public record Command(
    [property: FromForm] string Email,
    [property: FromForm] string Password
);

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Tips and tricks

• inputType: "password" does not add any server-side security — validate and hash passwords in your handler (see AuthService).
• hxAttrs is verbatim — you can add HTML attributes like min, max, step, autocomplete, required, readonly, or aria-* here.
• For a pre-filled input (edit form), there is no value parameter in the constructor — add value="..." via hxAttrs: hxAttrs: $"""value="{Html.Encode(existingValue)}" """.
• For date and time inputs (inputType: "date" / "time"), the browser renders a native picker — consider Calendar or TimePicker for a custom-styled experience.
• Pair with Alert (destructive variant) or a description to show server-side validation errors beneath the field.
• Pair with Alert (destructive variant) or a description to show server-side validation errors beneath the field.

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Complete page example

Templates/ContactPage.htmx

<div class="max-w-md mx-auto py-10">
  <h1 class="text-2xl font-bold mb-6">Contact us</h1>
  $$ErrorAlert$$
  <form method="post" action="/contact">
    $$AntiforgeryToken$$
    <div class="space-y-4 mb-6">
      $$NameField$$
      $$EmailField$$
      $$SubjectField$$
    </div>
    $$SubmitBtn$$
  </form>
</div>

Templates/ContactPage.htmx.cs

namespace Htmx.ApiDemo.Templates;

public sealed class ContactPage : ContactPageBase
{
    private readonly IHtmxComponent _error;
    private readonly IHtmxComponent _name;
    private readonly IHtmxComponent _email;
    private readonly IHtmxComponent _subject;
    private readonly IHtmxComponent _submit;
    private readonly byte[] _afToken;

    public ContactPage(IAntiforgery af, HttpContext ctx, string? errorMessage = null)
    {
        var tokens = af.GetAndStoreTokens(ctx);
        _afToken = $"""<input type="hidden" name="{tokens.FormFieldName}" value="{tokens.RequestToken}">""".ToUtf8Bytes();

        _error   = errorMessage is not null
            ? new Components.Alert(title: "Please fix the errors below", description: errorMessage, variant: "destructive")
            : HtmxEmpty.Instance;
        _name    = new Components.Input(id: "name",    name: "name",    label: "Full name",  placeholder: "Jane Doe");
        _email   = new Components.Input(id: "email",   name: "email",   label: "Email",      placeholder: "you@example.com", inputType: "email");
        _subject = new Components.Input(id: "subject", name: "subject", label: "Subject",    placeholder: "How can we help?");
        _submit  = new Components.Button("Send message", type: "submit");
    }

    protected override void RenderErrorAlert(HtmxRenderContext ctx)     => _error.Render(ctx.Next());
    protected override void RenderAntiforgeryToken(HtmxRenderContext ctx) => ctx.Writer.WriteUtf8(_afToken);
    protected override void RenderNameField(HtmxRenderContext ctx)      => _name.Render(ctx.Next());
    protected override void RenderEmailField(HtmxRenderContext ctx)     => _email.Render(ctx.Next());
    protected override void RenderSubjectField(HtmxRenderContext ctx)   => _subject.Render(ctx.Next());
    protected override void RenderSubmitBtn(HtmxRenderContext ctx)      => _submit.Render(ctx.Next());
}

POST handler

[Handler]
[MapPost("/contact")]
public static partial class PostContactHandler
{
    public record Command(
        [property: FromForm] string Name,
        [property: FromForm] string Email,
        [property: FromForm] string Subject);

    private static Task<IResult> HandleAsync(
        [AsParameters] Command cmd, HttpContext ctx, IAntiforgery af, CancellationToken ct)
    {
        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cmd.Name) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(cmd.Email))
        {
            return ctx.WriteHtmxPage(
                new ContactPage(af, ctx, "Name and email are required."), title: "Contact");
        }

        // Send email or persist enquiry…
        return Task.FromResult(Results.Redirect("/contact/thank-you"));
    }
}

AppJsonSerializerContext.cs

[JsonSerializable(typeof(PostContactHandler.Command), TypeInfoPropertyName = "ContactCommand")]