How can I turn an asp:textbox into a multiline <textarea>?

Question

I'm using an ASP textbox as a textarea, which I recognize is rendered as an HTML <input type=text>. It has thus far served its intended purpose, with the exception that I cannot get the text to wrap or start at the top.

Here is my markup:

<asp:textbox id="Message_Box" runat="server" mode="multiline" form="Feedback_Form" CssClass="Contact_Input" maxlength="1200" lines="10" cols="10" wrap="true"  /> 

and my CSS:

#Main_Box_Left form textarea, #Main_Box_Left form .Contact_Input {     margin:0;     padding:5px;     height:228px;     width:453px;     max-width:455px;     max-height:230px;     min-height:230px;     font-size:13px;     line-height:20px;        color:rgb(63,69,73);     font-family:Arapey;     font-weight:lighter;     min-width:455px;     margin-top:10px;     background-color:#fcfcfc;     border:1px solid #a9a9a9;     border-top:1px solid #191919;     border-left:1px solid #191919; } 

The "lines", "cols", and "wrap" tags in the ASP component seemingly do nothing.

If there is an alternative tag I should be using as a text area, please advise. If there is a way to wrap the text/make it start at the top, that would be fantastic as well.

Answer 1

Change mode="multiline" to TextMode="MultiLine" this will render a textarea element