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Interface HTMLTextAreaElement

All Superinterfaces:
Element, HTMLElement, Node

public interface HTMLTextAreaElement
extends HTMLElement

Multi-line text field. See the TEXTAREA element definition in HTML 4.01.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.


Fields inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node
ATTRIBUTE_NODE, CDATA_SECTION_NODE, COMMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_NODE, DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE, ELEMENT_NODE, ENTITY_NODE, ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE, NOTATION_NODE, PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE, TEXT_NODE
 
Method Summary
 void blur()
          Removes keyboard focus from this element.
 void focus()
          Gives keyboard focus to this element.
 java.lang.String getAccessKey()
          A single character access key to give access to the form control.
 int getCols()
          Width of control (in characters).
 java.lang.String getDefaultValue()
          Represents the contents of the element.
 boolean getDisabled()
          The control is unavailable in this context.
 HTMLFormElement getForm()
          Returns the FORM element containing this control.
 java.lang.String getName()
          Form control or object name when submitted with a form.
 boolean getReadOnly()
          This control is read-only.
 int getRows()
          Number of text rows.
 int getTabIndex()
          Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
 java.lang.String getType()
          The type of this form control.
 java.lang.String getValue()
          Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent.
 void select()
          Select the contents of the TEXTAREA.
 void setAccessKey(java.lang.String accessKey)
          A single character access key to give access to the form control.
 void setCols(int cols)
          Width of control (in characters).
 void setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)
          Represents the contents of the element.
 void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
          The control is unavailable in this context.
 void setName(java.lang.String name)
          Form control or object name when submitted with a form.
 void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
          This control is read-only.
 void setRows(int rows)
          Number of text rows.
 void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
          Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
 void setValue(java.lang.String value)
          Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.html2.HTMLElement
getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle
 
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Element
getAttribute, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getAttributeNS, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS
 
Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node
appendChild, cloneNode, getAttributes, getChildNodes, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isSupported, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix
 

Method Detail

blur

public void blur()
Removes keyboard focus from this element.

focus

public void focus()
Gives keyboard focus to this element.

getAccessKey

public java.lang.String getAccessKey()
A single character access key to give access to the form control. See the accesskey attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getCols

public int getCols()
Width of control (in characters). See the cols attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getDefaultValue

public java.lang.String getDefaultValue()
Represents the contents of the element. The value of this attribute does not change if the contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent, changes.

getDisabled

public boolean getDisabled()
The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getForm

public HTMLFormElement getForm()
Returns the FORM element containing this control. Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getReadOnly

public boolean getReadOnly()
This control is read-only. See the readonly attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getRows

public int getRows()
Number of text rows. See the rows attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getTabIndex

public int getTabIndex()
Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

getType

public java.lang.String getType()
The type of this form control. This the string "textarea".

getValue

public java.lang.String getValue()
Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the contents of the form control, but does not change the contents of the element. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single DOMString, the implementation may truncate the data.

select

public void select()
Select the contents of the TEXTAREA.

setAccessKey

public void setAccessKey(java.lang.String accessKey)
A single character access key to give access to the form control. See the accesskey attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setCols

public void setCols(int cols)
Width of control (in characters). See the cols attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)
Represents the contents of the element. The value of this attribute does not change if the contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent, changes.

setDisabled

public void setDisabled(boolean disabled)
The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)
Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
This control is read-only. See the readonly attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setRows

public void setRows(int rows)
Number of text rows. See the rows attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setTabIndex

public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)
Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the contents of the form control, but does not change the contents of the element. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single DOMString, the implementation may truncate the data.


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