Name
<textarea>
Synopsis
<textarea> ... </textarea>
Define a multiline text input area within a
<form>
; content of the
<textarea>
tag is the initial, default
value.
Attributes
-
accesskey
=char
Define the hot-key character for this element.
-
cols
=n
Display
n
columns of text within the text area.-
disabled
Disable this control, making it inactive.
-
name
=string
Define the name for the text-area value that is passed to the form-processing application (required).
-
onblur
=applet
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse leaves this element.
-
onchange
=applet
Specify an applet to be run if a user changes the value of this element.
-
onfocus
=applet
Specify an applet to be run when the mouse enters this element.
-
onselect
=applet
Specify an applet to be run if the user clicks this element.
-
readonly
Prevent user modification of this element.
-
rows
=n
Display
n
rows of text within the text area.-
tabindex
=n
Specify this element’s position in the tabbing order.
-
wrap
=style
Set word wrapping within the text area to
off
,virtual
(display wrap, but do not transmit to server), orphysical
(display and transmit wrap).
See Chapter 6 for more information on forms.
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