Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Textarea type Property

The type property returns the type of a textarea.

Browser Support


`type`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

var v = textareaObject.type

Return Value

Type	Description
String	The type of the textarea

Example

The following code shows how to get the type of a textarea element.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<!--   w w  w . j  av  a2s  . c o  m-->
<textarea id="myTextarea" rows="4" cols="50">
this is a test
</textarea>
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").type;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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