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HtmlTextArea.Value Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
Assembly:
System.Web.dll

Gets or sets the text entered in the HtmlTextArea control.

public:
 property System::String ^ Value { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public string Value { get; set; }
member this.Value : string with get, set
Public Property Value As String

Property Value

String

The text entered in the HtmlTextArea control. The default value is Empty.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use the Value property to determine the contents of the HtmlTextArea control. The contents are then displayed in the Web page.

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  void SubmitBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
    Span1.InnerHtml = "You wrote: <br />" + TextArea1.Value;
  }

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
   <title>HtmlTextArea Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HtmlTextArea Example</h3>

      Enter your comments: <br />

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

      <br />

      <input type="submit"  
             value="Submit" 
             onserverclick="SubmitBtn_Click" 
             runat="server"/>

      <br />

      <span id="Span1" 
            runat="server" />

   </form>

</body>
</html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" AutoEventWireup="True" %>

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<script runat="server">

  Sub SubmitBtn_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
      
    Span1.InnerHtml = "You wrote: <br />" + TextArea1.Value
      
  End Sub

</script>

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head>
   <title>HtmlTextArea Example</title>
</head>
<body>

   <form id="form1" runat="server">

      <h3>HtmlTextArea Example</h3>

      Enter your comments: <br />

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

      <br />

      <input type="submit"  
             value="Submit" 
             onserverclick="SubmitBtn_Click" 
             runat="server"/>

      <br />

      <span id="Span1" 
            runat="server" />

   </form>

</body>
</html>

Remarks

Use the Value property to programmatically control the text entered in the HtmlTextArea control. This property is commonly used to retrieve the text entered in the text box, but you can also use it to specify the text to display in the control. This is useful if you want to provide a default value or display a message in the HtmlTextArea control.

Caution

This control can be used to display user input, which might include malicious client script. Check any information that is sent from a client for executable script, SQL statements, or other code before displaying it in your application. ASP.NET provides an input request validation feature to block script and HTML in user input. Validation server controls are also provided to assess user input. For more information, see Validation Server Control Syntax.

Applies to

See also