HTMLTextAreaElement

The textarea element is represented by the HTMLTextAreaElement object. It defines the methods and properties described in the following table.

Name	Description	Returns
autofocus	the autofocus attribute	boolean
checkValidity()	Performs input validation on the element	boolean
cols	the cols attribute	number
dirName	the dirName attribute	string
disabled	the disabled attribute	boolean
focus	set the focus to the textarea control	void
form	Returns the form that this element is associated with	HTMLFormElement
labels	Returns the label elements associated with this element	HTMLLabelElement[]
maxLength	the maxlength attribute	number
name	the name attribute	string
placeholder	the placeholder attribute	string
readOnly	the readonly attribute	boolean
required	the required attribute	boolean
rows	the rows attribute	number
setCustomValidity(<msg>)	Sets a custom validation message	void
textLength	Returns the length of the value attribute	number
type	Returns textarea	string
validationMessage	Returns the error message that would be shown to the user if input validation was applied	string
value	Returns the content of the element	string
willValidate	Returns true if the element will be subject to input validation when the form is submitted; returns false otherwise	boolean
wrap	the wrap attribute	string

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