HTML Textarea Tag
Posted The: 02/09/2008 At: 7:15
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The textarea element in html is used togetter with forms to submit data to the server, sometimes it may also be used to show code examples.
Warning
When using the textarea to submit data, be sure to use server-side validation as well as client-side.
Attributes
Standard Attributes.
| Attribute: | Value: | Description: | DTD: |
| Attrs | Other Attributes | Common, I18n, Event | STF |
| name | Character Data | name of element | STF |
| rows | GET|POST | Rows of textarea. | STF |
| cols | ContentType | Columns of textarea. | STF |
| disabled | disabled | disables the element | STF |
| readonly | readonly | STF | |
| tabindex | NUMBER | Position in tabbing order. | STF |
| accesskey | {CHARACTER} | Key for accessibility. | STF |
| onfocus | Script | The element got the focus. | STF |
| onblur | Script | The element lost the focus. | STF |
| onselect | Script | Some text was selected. | STF |
| onchange | Script | The elements value was changed. | STF |
DTD. Defines which document type the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, F=Frameset.
Example
<p><textarea cols="40" rows="5" name="textmsg"></textarea></p>
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