Javascript DOM HTML Textarea value Property set

Introduction

Change the contents of a text area: 

document.getElementById("myTextarea").value = "Main Street";

Click the button to change the contents of the text area.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

Address:<br>
<textarea id="myTextarea">
PO 1234, Main Street U.S.A.
New York</textarea>
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from   w w w  . ja  va2 s .c o m
  document.getElementById("myTextarea").value = "Main Street";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

The value property sets or gets the contents of a text area.

The value of a text area is the text between the <textarea> and </textarea> tags.

The value property accepts and returns a String type value.




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