<script type="text/javascript">
      
       function getHTML()
{
  
    var editor1 = document.getElementById('<%=Editor1.ClientID%>');
    document.getElementById("txtmatter").value = editor1.getHTML();
     alert(document.getElementById("txtmatter").value)
} 
    </script>

<script runat="server">
  
   
    Protected Sub btnSend_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnSend.Click
        Try
       
            If txtSubject.Text = "" Then
                lblmsg.Visible = True
                lblmsg.Text = "Subject Cannot be blank"
                btnSend.Enabled = False

                Exit Sub
            End If
            btnSend.Enabled = True
            frmemail =frmemail
            subject = txtSubject.Text

dim matter= txtmatter.value
            cc = ""
            bcc = ""
            msg = ""
            msg = msg + Editor1.Text    -------------------------- i get this blank
            msg = msg + "<br/><br/><br/><br/>"
            msg = msg + lbldis.Text

............. coding for mail sending

 Catch ex As Exception
   
        Finally

        End Try
    End Sub

i even tried with  javascripting to assign the editor value to hidden textbox
i get the contents in the alert but i get the varibale matter =""

i need to contents of teh ediotor on the server side so that the matter cam be emailed