Ext.getCmp not returning current value of html editor

Question

I'm getting inconstant results using Ext.getCmp on my htmlEditor.

I'm noticing that it is returning the value of the property on page load but not the updated value.

onSubmitBtnClick: function () {

        var notes = Ext.getCmp('notes').value; 
      // this value is not the current value in the editor. 
}

Answer 1

.value is configuration of what the field initializes with. Try .getValue() instead.

onSubmitBtnClick: function () {

    var notes = Ext.getCmp('notes').getValue(); 
}