How to take textbox value in javascript

[kishorg1]

</C1WebGrid:C1TemplateColumn> <C1WebGrid:C1TemplateColumn HeaderText="Comments"> <ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="Center"></ItemStyle> <HeaderStyle HorizontalAlign="Center"></HeaderStyle> <ItemTemplate> <asp:TextBox runat="server" ID="txtComments" TextMode="SingleLine" Width="120px" /> </ItemTemplate> </C1WebGrid:C1TemplateColumn> i hve txtComments textbox....i want to access tht value in javascript how i will get tht value in javascript

[Manas Bhardwaj]

var textValue = document.getElementById('txtComments').innerText;

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[kishorg1]

Microsoft JScript runtime error: Object required if i use like tht thn above error is coming nw

[Shaik Haneef]

var textValue = document.getElementById('<%txtComments.ClientID%>').value;

[kishorg1]

hi shaik........thts not workin gives an error.... :( any another way?

[Sandeep Akhare]

What are you using is it gridView ?

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[Shaik Haneef]

i forgot to add '=' symbol after '<%' take below like working var textValue = document.getElementById('<%=txtComments.ClientID%>').value; This is Example simple code to check, you take new page add the code after page directive run this page u will find the output . for futher help contact sk.haneef@gmail.com Untitled Page

alert(document.getElementById('<%=txtComments.ClientID%>')); var textValue = document.getElementById('<%=txtComments.ClientID%>').value; alert(textValue);