<TEXTAREA> in <EditItemTemplate>

[eramgarden]

I have am <EditItemTemplate> like this:

<EditItemTemplate>
<textarea name="cmpcomm" cols="27" rows="5"><%# Container.DataItem("comments")%>
</EditItemTemplate>

Everything is fine so far....

How do I reference it in FindControls:

1. This doesnt work becuase, of course I have TEXYBox:

Dim strComm = cType(e.Item.FindControl("cmpcomm"),TEXTBOX).text

2. I also tried this:
Dim strComm = e.Item.FindControl("cmpcomm")

but when I set the debugger, i see the value as "nothing"...

so, how i define that <textarea> field ??

 

[kahlua001]

use a web control instead...

<asp:Textbox id="cmpcomm" runat="server" textmode="multiline" columns="27" rows="5"/>

 

[eramgarden]

thanks for your help