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JavaScript textarea object property: defaultValue

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The defaultValue property of the JavaScript DOM object corresponding to the HTML <textarea> element sets / returns the default value of the element.

 

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
<form action="http://www.nematrian.com/ExpressionEvaluator.aspx">
<textarea id="element" type="text" name="expr" rows="3" cols="25">3*5</textarea>
<br><input type="submit" value="Go to webpage to evaluate">
</form>

<br>TextArea properties:<br>
<span id="element1"></span><br>
<span id="element2"></span><br>
<span id="element3"></span>

<script>
var x = document.getElementById("element");
document.getElementById("element1").innerHTML = "defaultValue: " + x.defaultValue;
document.getElementById("element2").innerHTML = "type: " + x.type;
document.getElementById("element3").innerHTML = "value: " + x.value;
</script>

</body>
</html>


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