A minor correction to what was up above it should be a *= not just an = On May 11, 3:15 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry I didn't provide an accurate description above. Basically the > scenario is that I have a asp:textbox control set with multiline, and > when the page renders, the id/name of the control also gets changed. > Anyways I was using the above as a way to get the value of the control > without knowing the exact id/name of the tag. > > On May 11, 3:10 pm, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The reason I am using the other is because of asp.net. When it renders > > it changes the id of the tag, so all I know is that snippet. > > > On May 11, 12:51 pm, Sam Collett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On May 11, 5:46 pm, Bil Corry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 5/11/2007 9:34 AM: > > > > > > I am trying to get the value of a textarea with the following code, > > > > > however it is returning null all the time. > > > > > > var curText= $("[EMAIL PROTECTED]").val(); > > > > > This works: > > > > > var curText= $("#myText").val(); > > > > > - Bil > > > > The "#myText" way is quicker as well. The reason "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > was not working was because it is a <textarea> rather than an <input> > > > ( "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" would have worked, but # is still a better > > > way).- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -