org.w3c.dom.html
Interface HTMLTextAreaElement

All Superinterfaces:

Element, HTMLElement, Node

All Known Implementing Classes:

HTMLTextAreaElementImpl

public interface HTMLTextAreaElement

extends HTMLElement

Multi-line text field. See the TEXTAREA element definition in HTML 4.0.

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)
void	setCols(int cols)
void	setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)
void	setDisabled(boolean disabled)
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)
void	setRows(int rows)
void	setTabIndex(int tabIndex)
void	setValue(java.lang.String value)

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.html.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

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. Changing this attribute, however, resets the contents of the form control.

setDefaultValue

public void setDefaultValue(java.lang.String defaultValue)

getForm

public HTMLFormElement getForm()

Returns the FORM element containing this control. Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.

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 4.0.

setAccessKey

public void setAccessKey(java.lang.String accessKey)

getCols

public int getCols()

Width of control (in characters). See the cols attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setCols

public void setCols(int cols)

getDisabled

public boolean getDisabled()

The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setDisabled

public void setDisabled(boolean disabled)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

getReadOnly

public boolean getReadOnly()

This control is read-only. See the readonly attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setReadOnly

public void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)

getRows

public int getRows()

Number of text rows. See the rows attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setRows

public void setRows(int rows)

getTabIndex

public int getTabIndex()

Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.0.

setTabIndex

public void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)

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.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.String value)

blur

public void blur()

Removes keyboard focus from this element.

focus

public void focus()

Gives keyboard focus to this element.

select

public void select()

Select the contents of the TEXTAREA .