JS DOM: Textarea

By Xah Lee. Date: . Last updated: .

What is Textarea

textarea tag is for user text input, such as for reader's comments.

Textarea Example

Result:

Code

<textarea id="textArea49539" rows="5" cols="40">type text here</textarea>

<p>Result:<br />
<span id="showBox62540"></span></p>
{
    const textArea49539 = document.getElementById("textArea49539");
    const showBox62540 = document.getElementById("showBox62540");
    const f_update = (() => {
        showBox62540.textContent = textArea49539.value;
    });
    textArea49539.addEventListener("input", f_update, false);
    f_update();
}

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