Working with Forms and Input Devices - JavaScript by Example - page 382

Table 11.13 Properties of the textarea Object

Property What It Describes

accessKey Sets or returns the keyboard key to access a textarea .

cols Sets or returns the width of a textarea .

defaultValue The value assigned to the value attribute, and the default value the user

sees in the text area when it first appears.

disabled Sets or returns whether or not a textarea should be disabled.

form The name of the form where the text area is defined.

id Sets or returns the id of a textarea .

name The name used to reference the text area.

readOnly Sets or returns whether or not a textarea should be read-only.

rows Sets or returns the height of a textarea .

tabIndex Sets or returns the tab order for the textarea .

type The type of the input device; i.e., textarea.

value The value attribute that will be assigned whatever the user types in the

text area.

Table 11.14 Methods of the textarea Object

Method What It Describes

blur() Removes focus from the text area box.

focus() Puts focus on the text area box.

handleEvent() Invokes the handler for a specified event (JavaScript 1.2).

select() Selects or highlights text in the text area box.

unwatch() Turns off the watch for a particular property.

watch() Watches, and when a property is changed, calls a function.