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HTMLSPEC-TEXTAREA

TextArea

Usage

Used to specify a multi-line text area within an HTML form. The columns and rows attributes in the <textarea> element specify the default dimensions of the data field.

Attributes

name=""


Gives the <textarea> element a name for CGI processing purposes.

rows="#"


Specifies the number of visible <textarea> row dimensions.

cols="#"


Specifies the number of visible <textarea> column dimensions.

Code Tip

Place text between the opening and closing <textarea> tags to be used as finial contents of the field.

Live Example
<html>
<head><title>Form Textarea Document Example</title></head>
<body>
<form>
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<textarea name="words" cols="45" rows="8">
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</textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html> 


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last edited (April 12, 2004) by leeos, Number of views: 1312, Current Rev: 4 (Diff)

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