Why to use DataType.Email for setting the InputType=Email for Textbox when an Textbox can easily accepts Email Address

[jongalloway]

Why to use DataType.Email for setting the InputType=Email for Textbox when an Textbox can easily accepts Email Address

You are definitely right, you could use it without the given attribute. However, if you want to have data validation out of the box, you would want to include that as well.

[LordScree]

Hi AnmolRathod1. You are right in that, without the email attribute, input fields will accept email data. However, you could think of it in terms of sets: email input is a subset of general text input. If you know you are collecting just email type data, you would want to narrow the focus. If you are looking for any text input, including email, you would want to leave the attribute off.

One analogy is with fruit, where apple is a subset of fruit:
"I would like a piece of fruit": You could get a banana, an orange, an apple, a pears, etc.
"I would like an apple:" You just get an apple.

It's also worth noting that modern browsers make use of the additional HTML attributes rendered on the page. So you're not just getting the benefit of email validation, but you may also get a more email-focussed on-screen keyboard and other UI benefits when you use the email attribute. Think specifically with tablet PCs and smart phones, where the keyboard is shown on the screen; an email-focussed keyboard may include common domain-name endings (such as .com, .org, etc.) and a prominent "@" symbol.

Finally, you can create your own attributes to do other validation or provide you with client-side hooks for certain fields. If you get into the habit of using the right built-in attributes for the right fields, you will be more likely to add new custom functionality in the Microsoft MVC way, which will make your code more readily usable by others and probably make it easier to develop in the first place.

I hope that helps.

[AnmolRathod1]

@LordScree thank you for your help you explained me in much much easier way and yes it helped me a lot