# How to get the value of the input text component?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-value-of-the-input-text-component/193142>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 4, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-value-of-the-input-text-component/193142 "2006-07-04T18:28:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-get-the-value-of-the-input-text-component/193142/1 "2006-07-04T18:28:25Z")

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First flash 8 try and I am trying to create a form with components. I am using radio button, list, textinput components.

How can I get (trace) the text from the textinput component???

tx.

btw: should I use components or should I use the TextInput Class??