Is it possible to pass a text string to server side function

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What I’m trying to do:
I’d like to be able to send a user on my site to be able to send a text message. So I need to pass a variable text string from the client side (from a text box that the user types into) to the server side, so that I can send it out in a text message, using the Twilio client.

What I’ve tried and what’s not working:
On the server side, I’m using a function “send_text”. That function needs to be able to pull the text string that the user enters in “text_box_1”, and send that in a text message.

It is not working because of my ignorance on how to send a value from the client side to the server side.

Code Sample:

#server side

@anvil.server.callable
def send_text():
    client.messages.create(to="+12345678901",
    body=(my_text),
    from_="++12345678901")


#client side

  def send_text_click(self, **event_args):
    """This method is called when the button is clicked"""
    with anvil.server.no_loading_indicator:
      self.label_1.text = anvil.server.call("send_text")
    pass

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Reading the docs on calling a server function from the client should set you on the right track.

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