The textarea Object [2|3|I]

The textarea object reflects a multi-line text field from an HTML form in JavaScript.

Properties

  • defaultValue— A string value containing the default value of the textarea element (that is, the value of the value attribute).

  • enabled— A Boolean value indicating whether the textarea field is enabled. (Not 2|3.)

  • form— A reference to the form object containing the textarea field. (Not 2|3.)

  • name— A string value containing the name of the textarea element.

  • type— A string value reflecting the type of the textarea object. (Not 2|I)

  • value— A string value containing the value of the textarea element.

Methods

  • blur()— Emulates the action of removing focus from the textarea field.

  • focus()— Emulates the action of focusing in the textarea ...

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