## org.w3c.dom.html
Interface HTMLTextAreaElement

All Superinterfaces:
  Element, HTMLElement, Node

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_POSITION_CONTAINED_BY, DOCUMENT_POSITION_CONTAINS, DOCUMENT_POSITION_DISCONNECTED, DOCUMENT_POSITION_FOLLOWING, DOCUMENT_POSITION_IMPLEMENTATION_SPECIFIC, DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING, 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()` Stores the initial control value (i.e., the initial value of `value`).
`boolean` `getDisabled()` The control is unavailable in this context.
`HTMLFormElement` `getForm()` Returns the `FORM` element containing this control.Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.
`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()` The current textual content of the multi-line text field.
`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, getSchemaTypeInfo, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNode, removeAttributeNS, setAttribute, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setAttributeNS, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNode, setIdAttributeNS`

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Node

`appendChild, cloneNode, compareDocumentPosition, getAttributes, getBaseURI, getChildNodes, getFeature, getFirstChild, getLastChild, getLocalName, getNamespaceURI, getNextSibling, getNodeName, getNodeType, getNodeValue, getOwnerDocument, getParentNode, getPrefix, getPreviousSibling, getTextContent, getUserData, hasAttributes, hasChildNodes, insertBefore, isDefaultNamespace, isEqualNode, isSameNode, isSupported, lookupNamespaceURI, lookupPrefix, normalize, removeChild, replaceChild, setNodeValue, setPrefix, setTextContent, setUserData`

Method Detail

### getDefaultValue

    public java.lang.String getDefaultValue()

  Stores the initial control value (i.e., the initial value of `value`).

### 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.

### getValue

    public java.lang.String getValue()

  The current textual content of the multi-line text field. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single wstring, 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`.

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