HTMLTextAreaElement

The interface for <textarea>. Extends HTMLElementElement.

Reflected properties

All setters are guarded and throw NoModificationAllowedError on a read-only document.

Property Attribute Type Notes
name name string Reflects the content attribute verbatim.
placeholder placeholder string Reflects the content attribute verbatim.
required required boolean (presence) Reading reflects whether the attribute is present; writing false removes it, any other value sets it present.
disabled disabled boolean (presence) Reading reflects whether the attribute is present; writing false removes it, any other value sets it present.
readOnly readonly boolean (presence) Reading reflects whether the attribute is present; writing false removes it, any other value sets it present.
rows rows number unset → 2; minimum 1 (an out-of-range value falls back to the default).
cols cols number unset → 20; minimum 1 (an out-of-range value falls back to the default).
wrap wrap enum Keywords: soft · hard. Missing → "soft"; invalid → "soft".

See also