Version-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN
ElementTEXTAREA
Purposemulti-line text field
DescriptionThis element creates a window into which a user can enter text. This is used in a FORM.
Start tagRequired <TEXTAREA>
Attributes
NameTypeDefaultComment
accesskey CDATA #IMPLIEDa single character from ISO10646 (see RFC1815); accessibility key character
class CDATA #IMPLIEDspace-separated list of classes
cols NUMBER #REQUIRED
dir( ltr | rtl )#IMPLIEDdirection for weak/neutral text
disabled( disabled )#IMPLIEDunavailable in this context
idID#IMPLIEDdocument-wide unique id
lang NAME #IMPLIEDlanguage code as RFC1766; language code
name CDATA #IMPLIED
onblur CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; the element lost the focus
onchange CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; the element value was changed
onclick CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer button was clicked
ondblclick CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer button was double clicked
onfocus CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; the element got the focus
onkeydown CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a key was pressed down
onkeypress CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a key was pressed and released
onkeyup CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a key was released
onmousedown CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer button was pressed down
onmousemove CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer was moved within
onmouseout CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer was moved away
onmouseover CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer was moved onto
onmouseup CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; a pointer button was released
onselect CDATA #IMPLIEDscript expression; some text was selected
readonly( readonly )#IMPLIED
rows NUMBER #REQUIRED
style CDATA #IMPLIEDstyle sheet data; associated style info
tabindex NUMBER #IMPLIEDposition in tabbing order
title CDATA #IMPLIEDtext; advisory title
Content( #PCDATA )
End tagRequired </TEXTAREA>
Referenced in A ABBR ACRONYM ADDRESS B BDO BIG BUTTON CAPTION CITE CODE DD DEL DFN DIV DT EM FIELDSET H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 I INS KBD LABEL LEGEND LI OBJECT P PRE Q SAMP SMALL SPAN STRONG SUB SUP TD TH TT VAR
Example
SourceAppearance
<FORM Method="POST"
Action= "http://www.december.com/cgi-bin/formmail.secure.cgi">
<INPUT Type="hidden" Name="recipient" Value="nobody@december.com">
<p>Your Name: <INPUT Type="text" size="15" Name="user-name">
<P>Customer Number: <INPUT Type="number" size="10" Name= "customer-number">
<P>Shirt Size?
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="S">S
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="M">M
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="L">L
<INPUT Type="radio" Name="shirt-size" Value="XL">XL
<P>What would you like?
<P><SELECT Name="would-like" size="2" multiple>
<OPTION>Order the product</OPTION>
<OPTION>Ask a question</OPTION>
<OPTION>Request a catalog</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<P>Your comments?<BR>
<TEXTAREA Name="comments" rows="4" cols="20"></TEXTAREA>
<P><INPUT Type="submit" Value="Send">
<INPUT Type="reset" Value="Cancel">
</FORM>

Your Name:

Customer Number:

Shirt Size? S M L XL

What would you like?

Your comments?

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