Get Value of Input Field on User Control

Question

I have a User Control with an input filed.

<input type="text" name="firstName1" id="txtFirst1" />

I am trying to obtain the value enterd by the user from the code behind page. I do not want to add the property runat="server" to the field.

I have tried using the following code, but with no luck:

Dim MyFistName As String = Request.Form("txtFirst1")

How can I get the value of the input field txtFirst1 without adding runat="server"?

Answer 1

Use this:

Request.Form['txtFirst1']

ie (C#):

string inputValue = String.Format("{0}", Request.Form['txtFirst1']);