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Inherits from/Overrides

Node Element HTMLElement HTMLTextAreaElement

Properties

String accessKey

A
keyboard shortcut (a single character) that the web browser can use
to transfer keyboard focus to this element. Mirrors the
accesskey attribute.

long cols

The width of
this element in character columns. Mirrors the
cols attribute.

String defaultValue

The
initial content of the text area. When the form is reset, the text
area is restored to this value. Setting this property changes the
displayed text in the text area.

boolean disabled

If
true, this element is disabled and the user cannot
interact with it. Mirrors the disabled attribute.

readonly

HTMLFormElement

form

The
HTMLFormElement that represents the <form>
element containing this text area, or null if this
element is not inside a form.

String name

The name of
this <textarea> element, as specified by the
name attribute.

boolean readOnly

If
true, this element is read-only and the user
cannot edit any of the displayed text. Mirrors the
readonly attribute.

long rows

The height of
the text area in text rows. Mirrors the rows
attribute.

long tabIndex

The
position of this element in the tabbing order. Mirrors the
tabindex attribute.

readonly String type

The type of
this element, for compatibility with HTMLInputElement objects. This
property always has the value "textarea".

String value

The text
currently displayed in the text area.

Methods

blur( )

Takes keyboard focus away from this element.

focus( )

Transfers keyboard focus to this element.

select( )

Selects the entire contents of the text area.

Description

This interface represents a <textarea>
element that creates a multiline text-input field in an HTML form.
The initial contents of the text area are specified between the
<textarea> and
</textarea> tags. The user may edit this
value and query and set the text with the value
property (or by modifying the Text node child of this element).

See Also

HTMLFormElement, HTMLInputElement; Textarea in the client-side
reference section; Chapter 15