Textarea type Property
Textarea Object
Definition and Usage
The type property returns which type of form element a text area
is.
For a text area object this will
always be "textarea".
Syntax
Browser Support

The type property is supported in all major browsers.
Example
Example
Alert which type of form element a text area element is:
<html>
<head>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
alert(document.getElementById("myTextarea").type);
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="myTextarea" cols="20">
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</textarea>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Alert
type</button>
</body>
</html>
Textarea Object
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