Javascript Form How to - Get value property from TextArea

Question

We would like to know how to get value property from TextArea.

Answer


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<html>
<head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    function resetText(){
      document.myForm.myTextArea.value = document.myForm.myTextArea.defaultValue;
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <form name="myForm">
      <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=6 cols=50>
      Here is some text in my text area.
      </textarea>
      <input type=BUTTON value="Reset" name="myButton" onClick='resetText()'>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

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