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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: World Wide Web Consortium (Internet Standard).
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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