html:textarea
html:textarea — A textarea element in an HTML form.
Synopsis
html:textarea ::=
- text
Attributes
Attributes:
- accesskey
- cols
- disabled (enumeration)
- “disabled”
- name
- onblur
- onchange
- onfocus
- onselect
- readonly (enumeration)
- “readonly”
- rows
- tabindex
Required attributes are shown in bold.
Description
An HTML form “textarea”.
Processing expectations
Formatted as a displayed block.
Attributes
None.
- accesskey
-
Specifies the access key for the element
- class
-
This attribute assigns a class name or set of class names to an element. Any number of elements may be assigned the same class name or names. Multiple class names must be separated by white space characters.
- cols
-
Specifies the number of columns in the text area
- disabled
-
Indicates a control is unavailable
Enumerated values: “disabled” The element is disabled
- lang
-
This attribute specifies the base language of an element's attribute values and text content. The default value of this attribute is unknown.
- name
-
Specifies the name of the parameter associated with a control
- onblur
-
Script to evaluate when a control loses focus
- onchange
-
Script to evaluate when a control loses focus and its value has changed
- onclick
-
Occurs when the pointing device button is clicked over an element.
- ondblclick
-
Occurs when the pointing device button is double clicked over an element.
- onfocus
-
Script to evaluate when a control receives focus
- onkeydown
-
Occurs when a key is pressed down over an element.
- onkeypress
-
Occurs when a key is pressed and released over an element.
- onkeyup
-
Occurs when a key is released over an element.
- onmousedown
-
Occurs when the pointing device button is pressed over an element.
- onmousemove
-
Occurs when the pointing device is moved while it is over an element.
- onmouseout
-
Occurs when the pointing device is moved away from an element.
- onmouseover
-
Occurs when the pointing device is moved onto an element.
- onmouseup
-
Occurs when the pointing device button is released over an element.
- onselect
-
Script to evaluate when a user selects some text
- readonly
-
Indicates that a control cannot be changed
Enumerated values: “readonly” The element is read only
- rows
-
Specifies the number of rows in the text area
- style
-
This attribute specifies style information for the current element.
- tabindex
-
Specifies the position of the element in tabbing order
- title
-
This attribute offers advisory information about the element for which it is set.
Parents
These elements contain html:textarea: caption (db.html.caption), citetitle, emphasis, entry, html:button, html:fieldset, html:form, html:label, html:legend, link (db.link), literallayout, para, phrase (db.phrase), programlisting, quote, rddl:resource, subtitle, summary, td, term, th, title, titleabbrev.