diff --git a/examples/toychat.nim b/examples/toychat.nim
index 600998c..11ec7a4 100644
--- a/examples/toychat.nim
+++ b/examples/toychat.nim
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ var allMessages: seq[TextMessage] = @[]
 
 proc doSendMessage() =
   let inputField = getVNodeById(message)
-  allMessages.add(TextMessage(name: "you", content: inputField.text))
+  allMessages.add(TextMessage(name: "you", content: inputField.getInputText))
   inputField.setInputText ""
 
 proc main(): VNode =
diff --git a/karax.nimble b/karax.nimble
index 9e29495..7d95304 100644
--- a/karax.nimble
+++ b/karax.nimble
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Package
 
-version       = "1.1.3"
+version       = "1.2.0"
 author        = "Andreas Rumpf"
 description   = "Karax is a framework for developing single page applications in Nim."
 license       = "MIT"
diff --git a/karax/karax.nim b/karax/karax.nim
index c32e969..5ec4f5d 100644
--- a/karax/karax.nim
+++ b/karax/karax.nim
@@ -809,6 +809,10 @@ proc setInputText*(n: VNode; s: cstring) =
   n.text = s
   if n.dom != nil: n.dom.value = s
 
+proc getInputText*(n: VNode): cstring =
+  if n.dom != nil:
+    result = n.dom.value
+
 proc toChecked*(checked: bool): cstring =
   (if checked: cstring"checked" else: cstring(nil))
 
diff --git a/readme.rst b/readme.rst
index 6099bd8..f515667 100644
--- a/readme.rst
+++ b/readme.rst
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ captures the ``field`` parameter:
 
   proc validateNotEmpty(field: kstring): proc () =
     result = proc () =
-      let x = getVNodeById(field)
-      if x.text.isNil or x.text == "":
+      let x = getVNodeById(field).getInputText
+      if x.isNil or x == "":
         errors.setError(field, field & " must not be empty")
       else:
         errors.setError(field, "")