HTML DOM defaultValue Property
 Complete Textarea Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The defaultValue property sets or returns the default value of a text area.
Note: The default value of a text area is the text between the <textarea>
and </textarea> tags.
Syntax
textareaObject.defaultValue=text
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Example
The following example alerts the default value of a text area:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function alertDefaultValue()
{
alert(document.getElementById('txt1').defaultValue);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="txt1">
Hello world....This is a text area
</textarea>
<br />
<input type="button" onclick="alertDefaultValue()"
value="Alert default value" />
</body>
</html>
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Complete Textarea Object Reference
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