HTML and tagging helpers seem to be able to perform the same functions, like this example I found in Microsoft documentation :
HTML Help
@using (Html.BeginForm("Register", "Account", FormMethod.Post, new { @class = "form-horizo" }))
{
@Html.AntiForgeryToken()
<h4>Create new account.</h4>
<hr />
@Html.ValidationSummary("", new { @class = "text-danger" })
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Email, new { @class = "col-md-2 control-label" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.TextBorFor(m => m.Email, new { @class = "form-control" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.Password, new { @class = "col-md-2 control-label" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.PasswordFor(m => m.Password, new { @class = "form-control" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
@Html.LabelFor(m => m.ConfirmPassword, new { @class = "col-md-2 control-label" })
<div class="col-md-10">
@Html.PasswordFor(m => m.ConfirmPassword, new { @class = "form-control" })
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="Register" />
</div>
</div>
}
Marking aids
<form asp-controller="Account" asp-action="Register" method="post" class="form-horizo">
<h4>Create new account.</h4>
<hr />
<div asp-validation-summary="ValidationSummary.All" class="text-danger"></div>
<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="Email" class="col-md-2 control-label"></label>
<div class="col-md-10">
<input asp-for="Email" class="form-control" />
<span asp-validation-for="Email" class="text-danger"></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="Password" class="col-md-2 control-label"></label>
<div class="col-md-10">
<input asp-for="Password" class="form-control" />
<span asp-validation-for="Password" class="text-danger"></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label asp-for="ConfirmPassword" class="col-md-2 control-label"></label>
<div class="col-md-10">
<input asp-for="ConfirmPassword" class="form-control" />
<span asp-validation-for="ConfirmPassword" class="text-danger"></span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<div class="col-md-offset-2 col-md-10">
<input type="submit" class="btn btn-default" value="Register" />
</div>
</div>
</form>
It really seems to me that they do the same things, only with different syntaxes, so the following doubts came to me:
- Is there any difference in what an HTML helper and a tagging helper can do that the other one does not?
- Is there a recommendation or good practice on which one to use?
- In performance, do any of them stand out, or are they equivalent?