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WRAP Attribute | wrap Property


Sets or retrieves how to handle wordwrapping in the object.

Syntax

HTML<TEXTAREA WRAP = sWrap ... >
Scriptingobject.wrap [ = sWrap ]

Possible Values

sWrap String that specifies one of the following values:
softText is displayed with wordwrapping and submitted without carriage returns and line feeds.
hardText is displayed with wordwrapping and submitted with soft returns and line feeds.
offWordwrapping is disabled. The lines appear exactly as the user types them.

The property is read/write with a default value of soft.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

To detect the difference between soft and hard you must submit the content within the TEXTAREA to an HTTP server.

Example

This example dynamically sets the wrap property of a TEXTAREA to the value selected by the user.

<SCRIPT>
function ChangeWrap(oSelect, oTA)
{
    cValue = oSelect.options(oSelect.selectedIndex).value;
    oTA.wrap = cValue;
}
</SCRIPT>
...
<SELECT ID=cboWrap onchange="ChangeWrap(this, txt1)">
<OPTION VALUE=soft>soft
<OPTION VALUE=hard>hard
<OPTION VALUE=off>off
</SELECT>
<P>
<TEXTAREA ID=txt1 STYLE="height:200;width:200"></TEXTAREA>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
TEXTAREA


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