Finding HTML Controls in Master-Page environments?

I'm trying to locate an HTML TextArea control from the Codebehind of my app.
The problem is im using a master page and thus finding it in the page hierarchy is proving a bit of a problem.

I've tried:

target = CType(Master.FindControl("Content1").FindControl("TA1"), HtmlControls.HtmlTextArea)

Where Content1 is the name of the ContentPlaceholder and TA1 is the ID assigned to the Html textarea, but I just get a object reference error.
Ive tried Page.FindControl(), Page.Master.FindControl(), this.FindControl() and just findControl, but I just cannot seem to get hold of the damn textbox.
Can anyone assist in how I reference a plan html textarea from the codebehind. I have just the runat=server because im applying some client-side javascript which doesn’t function when I do that, so I need to find the client control from the code-behind;


Thanks

That depends on if the textarea is inside another control, such as a GridView.
And this post would do better in the ASP.NET forum. This forum is for classic ASP. :)

No, its not inside any other control.

The description of this forum is "Talk about ASP and ASP.net here." (just noticed that was an extra .net forum too. why?)

No, its not inside any other control.


Okay, then let's take it one step at a time. Try first to find that placeholder.
Do you get anything for
Master.FindControl("Content1")

Check out this link and see if it helps.
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xxwa0ff0.aspx


The description of this forum is "Talk about ASP and ASP.net here." (just noticed that was an extra .net forum too. why?)
Don't look at me, I didn't do it. :D