Webmaster in a Nutshell, Third Edition

Name

<textarea>

Synopsis

<textarea> ... </textarea>

Define a multiline text input area within a <form>; content of the <textarea> tag is the initial, default value.

Attributes

accesskey =char

Define the hot-key character for this element.

cols =n

Display n columns of text within the text area.

disabled

Disable this control, making it inactive.

name =string

Define the name for the text-area value that is passed to the form-processing application (required).

onblur =applet

Specify an applet to be run when the mouse leaves this element.

onchange =applet

Specify an applet to be run if a user changes the value of this element.

onfocus =applet

Specify an applet to be run when the mouse enters this element.

onselect =applet

Specify an applet to be run if the user clicks this element.

readonly

Prevent user modification of this element.

rows =n

Display n rows of text within the text area.

tabindex =n

Specify this element’s position in the tabbing order.

wrap =style

Set word wrapping within the text area to off, virtual (display wrap, but do not transmit to server), or physical (display and transmit wrap).

See Chapter 6 for more information on forms.