HTML DOM Textarea Object
Textarea object
The Textarea object represents the HTML <textarea> element.
Access Textarea Object
You can access the <textarea> element using getElementById():
var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea");
Tip:You can also access the <textarea> element by searching the form's elements collection.
Create Textarea Object
You can create a <textarea> element using the document.createElement() method:
var x = document.createElement("TEXTAREA");
Textarea object properties
| Attributes | Description |
|---|---|
| autofocus | Set or return whether the text area should automatically focus when the page is loaded. |
| cols | Set or return the cols attribute value of the text area. |
| defaultValue | Set or return the default value of the text area. |
| disabled | Set or return whether the text area is disabled. |
| form | Return a reference to the form containing the text area. |
| maxLength | Set or return the maxlength attribute value of the text area. |
| name | Set or return the name attribute value of the text area. |
| placeholder | Set or return the placeholder attribute value of the text area. |
| readOnly | Set or return whether the content of the text area is read-only. |
| required | Set or return whether the text area must be filled out before submitting the form. |
| rows | Set or return the rows attribute value of the text area. |
| type | Return the type of the form element containing the text area. |
| value | Set or return the content of the text area. |
| wrap | Set or return the wrap attribute value of the text area. |
Textarea object methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| select() | Select the entire content of the text area. |
Standard properties and events
The Textarea object supports both standardAttributesandEvents.
