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TextArea Object
Last updated: June 20th, 2004
Textareas (<textarea></textarea>) within your form can be accessed, validated, and manipulated using JavaScript, via the corresponding Textarea object. To access a textarea, use the syntax:
document.myform.mytextarea //where myform and mytextarea are the names of your form/element.
Escape sequences
For a list of Escape Sequences in JavaScript, such as newline, see here.
Events
| Events | Description |
|---|---|
| onBlur | Code is executed when the focus is removed from the textarea. |
| onChange | Code is executed when the user changes the value within the textarea, and removes focus away from the field. |
| onFocus | Code is executed when the focus is set on the textarea. |
| onKeyDown | Code is executed when user presses down the key within the textarea. |
| onKeyPress | Code is executed when user presses the key within the textarea. |
| onKeyUp | Code is executed when user releases a key within the textarea. |
| onSelect | Code is executed when user selects some text within the textarea. |
Properties
| Properties | Description |
|---|---|
| accessKey | String value that sets/ returns the accessKey for the field. |
| disabled | Boolean value that sets/ returns whether the field is disabled. |
| form | References the form that contains the textarea. |
| name | Reflects the name of the textarea (the name attribute). |
| type | A property available on all form elements, "type" returns the type of the calling form element, in this case, "Textarea". |
| value | Read/write string that specifies the value of the textarea. |
Methods
| Methods | Description |
|---|---|
| blur() | Removes focus away from the textarea. |
| focus() | Sets focus on the textarea. |
| select() | Highlights the content of the textarea. |
Reference List
- JavaScript Operators
- JavaScript Statements
- Global functions
- JavaScript Events
- Escape Sequences
- Reserved Words
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