c# - How do I reference the input of an HTML <textarea> control in codebehind?

Question

I'm using a textarea control to allow the user to input text and then place that text into the body of an e-mail. In the code behind, what is the syntax for referencing the users input? I thought I could just use message.Body = test123.Text; but this is not recognized.

HTML:

<textarea id="TextArea1" cols="20" rows="2" ></textarea>

CodeBehind:

foreach (string recipient in recipients)
{         
  var message = new System.Net.Mail.MailMessage("[email protected]", recipient);
  message.Subject = "Hello World!";         
  message.Body = test123.Text;                
  client.Send(message); 
} 

Answer 1

You are not using a .NET control for your text area. Either add runat="server" to the HTML TextArea control or use a .NET control:

Try this:

<asp:TextBox id="TextArea1" TextMode="multiline" Columns="50" Rows="5" runat="server" />

Then reference it in your codebehind:

message.Body = TextArea1.Text;