IHTMLTextAreaElement Interface

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The IHTMLTextAreaElement interface specifies a multiline text input control.

IHTMLTextAreaElement Methods

createTextRange	Creates a TextRange object for the element. You use a text range to examine and modify the text within the element.
get_cols	Retrieves the width, in columns, of a TEXTAREA control.
get_defaultValue	Retrieves the default value of the TEXTAREA element.
get_disabled	Retrieves the value that indicates whether the control is enabled or disabled.
get_form	Retrieves a reference to the form the element is embedded on.
get_name	Retrieves the name of the TEXTAREA element.
get_onchange	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onchange event for the TEXTAREA element. The onchange event occurs when the contents of the object have changed.
get_onselect	Retrieves a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onselect event for the TEXTAREA element.
get_readOnly	Retrieves the value that indicates whether the element's contents are read-only, meaning that the user cannot enter or edit text in the control.
get_rows	Retrieves the height, in rows, of the TEXTAREA control.
get_status	Retrieves the status of the TEXTAREA element.
get_type	Retrieves the type of intrinsic control represented by the given element object.
get_value	Retrieves the current text from the entry field of the TEXTAREA element.
get_wrap	Retrieves how wordwrapping is handled in the element.
put_cols	Sets the width, in columns, of the TEXTAREA control.
put_defaultValue	Sets the default value of the TEXTAREA element.
put_disabled	Sets the value that indicates whether the control is enabled or disabled.
put_name	Sets the name of the TEXTAREA element.
put_onchange	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onchange event for the TEXTAREA element. The onchange event occurs when the contents of the object have changed.
put_onselect	Sets a pointer to the event handler function associated with the onselect event for the TEXTAREA element.
put_readOnly	Sets the value that indicates whether the element's contents are read-only, meaning that the user cannot enter or edit text in the control.
put_rows	Sets the height, in rows, of the TEXTAREA control.
put_status	Sets the status of the TEXTAREA element.
put_value	Sets the text entry field of the TEXTAREA element, replacing any existing text.
put_wrap	Sets how to handle wordwrapping in the element.
select	Highlights the input area of a form element.

Interface Information

Implementation	System (Mshtml.dll)
Inherits from	IDispatch
Header and IDL files	Mshtml.h, Mshtml.idl
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0
Minimum operating systems	Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0

Windows CE

Windows CE	Use version 2.12 and later
Minimum availability	Internet Explorer 4.0

Remarks

The default font has a fixed number of characters per horizontal inch.