The Book of JavaScript, 2nd Edition

Textarea

A textarea is a multiline box into which text can be typed. Its HTML looks like this:

<textarea rows = "10" cols = "40">some default text</textarea>.

Properties

cols	FF, IE 4	Number of columns of the textarea
defaultValue	FF, IE 3	Read-only: Browser-set default value for the element
form	FF, IE 3	Read-only: Form containing the element
maxLength	FF, IE 4	Maximum number of characters allowed in the field
name	FF, IE 3	Name of the textarea field
readOnly	FF, IE 4	true if users can't enter data into the field
rows	FF, IE 4	Number of rows of this textarea
type	FF, IE 4	Read-only: Set to "TEXTAREA"
value	FF, IE 3	Text that appears in the textarea

Methods

blur()

FF, IE 3

Removes the cursor from the textarea

Example:

window.document.my_form.the_area.blur();

focus()

FF, IE 3

Moves ...