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

Answer 1

You need to use runat="server" like this:

You can use the runat=server attribute with any standard HTML element, and later use it from codebehind.