TEXTAREA HTML Object
The TEXTAREA object specifies a multiline text input control.
Properties
| Property | Data type | Access | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accesskey | String | Read/write | Sets or retrieves the number associated with the accesskey attribute.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| cols | Long | Read-only | Sets or retrieves the width of the TEXTAREA object.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| defaultValue | String | Read/write
Note Read-only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or earlier. |
Retrieves the default value (initial contents) of the TEXTAREA control. |
| disabled | Boolean | Read/write | Sets or retrieves the value that indicates whether the user can interact with the object.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| form | Object | Read-only | Retrieves a reference to the form that the object is embedded in.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| maxLength | Long | Read/write | Sets or retrieves the maximum number of characters that the user can enter in a text control.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| name | String | Read-only | Sets or retrieves the name of the TEXTAREA control.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| readOnly | Boolean | Read/write | Sets or retrieves the value indicated whether the content of the object is read-only.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| rows | Long | Read-only | Sets or retrieves the number of horizontal rows contained in the object.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| size | Long | Read-only | Sets or retrieves the size of the control.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| type | String | Read-only | Always returns — textarea. |
| value | String | Read/write | Sets or retrieves the value of the TEXTAREA control. |
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| onchange | Occurs when the contents of the input type=text object have changed and the user has committed the change (by leaving the TEXTAREA control that has focus). |
| onfocus | Occurs when an element receives focus either by the pointing device or by tabbing navigation.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
| onblur | Occurs when an element loses focus either by the pointing device or by keypad navigation.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
Methods
| Method | Syntax | Description |
|---|---|---|
| focus | textarea.focus | Sets focus to the TEXTAREA control. |
| select | textarea.select | Not supported in Pocket Internet Explorer.
Note Supported only for devices running Windows Mobile 2002 software or later. |
Requirements
Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 2000 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 3.0 and later
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