HTML DOM Level 0 Reference: Textarea

Multi-line text input field on a form.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

Constructors

Constructor IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
Textarea Constructor
Creates a new instance of a Textarea object.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

Constructor	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
Textarea Constructor Creates a new instance of a Textarea object.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

Properties

Property IE Mozilla Netscape Opera Safari
onchange
Event handler for when a user changes the text and moves the focus off of the field.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

value
Value of the textarea field to be sent when the form is submitted.
3.0+ 1.0+ 2.0+ 7.0+ 1.0+

Property	IE	Mozilla	Netscape	Opera	Safari
onchange Event handler for when a user changes the text and moves the focus off of the field.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

value Value of the textarea field to be sent when the form is submitted.	3.0+	1.0+	2.0+	7.0+	1.0+

References

Availability

JavaScript 1.0 | enhanced in JavaScript 1.1 | W3C

Constructor Detail

Textarea Textarea()

Creates a new instance of a Textarea object.

Visibility: internal

Property Detail

static <textarea> onchange

Event handler for when a user changes the text and moves the focus off of the field.

See Also: HTMLElement.onkeypress | Input.onchange | Event | EventListener | EventTarget
Availability: JavaScript 1.0

String value

Value of the textarea field to be sent when the form is submitted.

Availability: W3C

Textarea : HTMLElement