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get text from a TextBox

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Hello,
I'm trying to develop a Windows 8 app, and in the process used blend to add some Textboxes to the UI in XAML. However, I want to eventually get the text the user has imputed into the boxes, and use it in C#. Is there a way to easily do this? I've been looking for online, and it seems sort of like the opposite of data binding, and I haven't had a lot of luck looking around for an answer to this question.
Thanks for the Help!
Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:46 PM
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Hi DrakeTX,
Well, first step you need assign a x:Name for a TextBox control:
<TextBox x:Name="txt" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="194" Margin="337,210,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="350"/>
second step, get the Text from cs:
public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); string text = txt.Text; }
--James
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Please remember to "Mark as Answer" the responses that resolved your issue. It is a common way to recognize those who have helped you, and makes it easier for other visitors to find the resolution later.- Proposed as answer by Magnus (MM8)MVP Friday, August 15, 2014 3:36 PM
- Marked as answer by DrakeTX Friday, August 15, 2014 6:26 PM
Friday, August 15, 2014 8:53 AMModerator
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Hi DrakeTX,
Well, first step you need assign a x:Name for a TextBox control:
<TextBox x:Name="txt" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Height="194" Margin="337,210,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="TextBox" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="350"/>
second step, get the Text from cs:
public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); string text = txt.Text; }
--James
<THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED>
Thanks
MSDN Community Support
Please remember to "Mark as Answer" the responses that resolved your issue. It is a common way to recognize those who have helped you, and makes it easier for other visitors to find the resolution later.- Proposed as answer by Magnus (MM8)MVP Friday, August 15, 2014 3:36 PM
- Marked as answer by DrakeTX Friday, August 15, 2014 6:26 PM
Friday, August 15, 2014 8:53 AMModerator -
Thanks for the help James!
This makes sense, but I'm having a bit of difficulty implementing this as when I do, I get a The Name does not exist in the current context error. Right now, the Textboxes were generated by blend in a DataTemplatein App.xaml
<DataTemplate x:Name="PostAnEventBlocks" x:Key="DataTemplate1"> <Grid> <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Width = "200" Margin="14,10,0,487" FontSize="25">Event Name</TextBlock> <TextBox Name="EventNameTextBox" HorizontalAlignment="Left" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="186" Margin="14,71,0,0"/> </Grid> </DataTemplate>
where the DataTemplate is called in MainPage.xaml
<HubSection x:Name="PostAnEventSection" Header="Post An Event" DataContext="{Binding MainViewModel.PostAnEventModel}" ContentTemplate="{StaticResource DataTemplate1}" IsHeaderInteractive="{Binding HasMoreItems}" Style="{StaticResource AppHubSectionStyle}" Width="642" />
Is there a arrange this so that the TextBoxes can be more easily edited? I seriously doubt that the DataTemplate is in the right place, or the right format for what I really need.
Thanks for all of the help!
-Drake
Friday, August 15, 2014 6:53 PM