HTMLTextAreaElement object

Implements the document object model (DOM) representation of the textArea element.

DOM Information

HTMLTextAreaElement

The HTMLTextAreaElement object has these types of members:

The HTMLTextAreaElement object has these methods.

Method	Description
checkValidity	Returns whether a form will validate when it is submitted, without having to submit it.
setCustomValidity	Sets a custom error message that is displayed when a form is submitted.

The HTMLTextAreaElement object has these properties.

Property	Access type	Description
autofocus	Read/write	Provides a way to direct a user to a specific field when a document loads.
maxLength		Sets or retrieves the maximum number of characters that the user can enter in a text control.
placeholder	Read/write	Gets or sets a text string that is displayed in an input field as a hint or prompt to users as the format or type of information they need to enter.
required	Read/write	When present, marks an element that can't be submitted without a value.
spellcheck	Read/write	Specifies whether spell checking is applied to an editable text field.
validity	Read-only	Returns a ValidityState object that represents the validity states of an element.
willValidate	Read-only	Returns whether an element will successfully validate based on forms validation rules and constraints.