HTML DOM Textarea Object
Textarea Object
The Textarea object represents a text-area in an HTML form. For each instance of an HTML <textarea> tag in a form, a Textarea object is created.
You can access a Textarea object by indexing the elements array (by number or name) of the corresponding form or by using getElementById().
IE: Internet Explorer, F: Firefox, O: Opera, W3C: W3C Standard.
Textarea Object Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| accessKey |
Sets or returns the keyboard key to access a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| cols |
Sets or returns the width of a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| defaultValue |
Sets or returns the default text in a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| disabled |
Sets or returns whether or not a textarea should be
disabled |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| form |
Returns a reference to the form that contains the textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| id |
Sets or returns the id of a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| name |
Sets or returns the name of a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| readOnly |
Sets or returns whether or not a textarea should be
read-only |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| rows |
Sets or returns the height of a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| tabIndex |
Sets or returns the tab order for the textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| type |
Returns the type of the form element |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| value |
Sets or returns the text in a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Standard Properties
| Property |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| className |
Sets or returns the class attribute of an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| dir |
Sets or returns the direction of text |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| lang |
Sets or returns the language code for an element |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| title |
Sets or returns an element's advisory title |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
Textarea Object Methods
| Method |
Description |
IE |
F |
O |
W3C |
| blur() |
Removes focus from a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| focus() |
Sets focus on a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
| select() |
Selects the text in a textarea |
4 |
1 |
9 |
Yes |
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