<html> <head> <title>Retrieying a Textbox Value Example</title> <script type="text/javascript"> function getValues(){ var oTextbox1=document.getElementById("txt1"); var oTextbox2=document.getElementById("txt2"); alert("The value of txt1 is ""+oTextbox1.value+""n"+ "The value of txt2 is"" +oTextbox2.value+"""); } </script> </head> <body> <input type="text" size="12" id="txt1" /><br/> <textarea rows="5" cols="25" id="txt2"></textarea><br /> <input type="button" value="Get Values" onclick="getValues()"/> </body> </html>