How to Access my HTML TextBox in ASP.NET

Question

I want to access my HTML input Text-type text box in my backend c# code. When i does it return NULL value.

<input type="email" runat="server" class="form-control" placeholder="Email address" id="emailBox" />
What i have done yet:
1.string un = Request.Form["emailBox"];
2. string unemailBox.Value
All time it, return NULL Value.

Pradeep Shet · Answer

Abhishek, It depends how is your page designed,if you have a masterpage the contentplaceholderid would be prefixed before textbox name. If you have a panel within which your text box is placed the panelid would be added. Better if possible share your code. It will give a better idea.

Anupam Singh · Answer

Hi Abhshek, Share your complete source code . If you are using html controls then you must specify post action explicitly.

Abhishek Kumar Ravi · Answer

Pradeep Srth Sir, then how to do it #AskingForSolution

Abhishek Kumar Ravi · Answer

@Sumit Jolly Sir, its a HTML control not a ASP's. And, HTML control have no Text property.

Pradeep Shet · Answer

As you have used runat="server" and it is an input type control rather than WebControl, you can access the textbox on server side like emailBox.Value. If you still wish to access textbox using Request.Form, you can use it but as it is set as runat="server", the name attribute for textbox generated would be different from design view. Check it in view source of page

Guest User · Answer

access it like, emailBox.Text rather Request.Form twitter @sumitjolly

How to Access my HTML <input ..> TextBox in ASP.NET

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