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Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML, 5th Edition

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A.15 Form Element Tags^599

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<textarea></textarea>

The<textarea>tag configures a multiline text input area on a form, sometimes called

a scrolling text box. Text contained within the <textarea>tags will be initially dis-

played in the scrolling text box. Table A.26 shows <textarea>tag attributes and their

values.

Table A.25 tag attributes (continued)


Attribute Value Usage

id Text name, beginning with a letter,

no spaces

Provides a unique identifier for the form element that can be

used to associate the element with a <label>tag or act as a

named fragment identifier.

maxlength Numeric Configures the maximum number of characters allowed in a

text input area.

name Text name, beginning with a letter,

no spaces

Names the form element. The name value is used by

JavaScript, CGI, and other server-side processing.

readonly readonly Configures a textbox or password box as read only.

size Numeric Configures the width in characters of a text input area on

screen.

src File name of an image Used with type="image"

tabindex Numeric Changes the order of the form element accessed by pressing

thetkey. Default order is the order the form elements are

placed on the page.

title A brief text description Configures a brief text description that will display in some

browsers when a mouse pointer is placed over the element.

value Text or numeric characters Provides the value given to a form element, which is passed to

the form handler.

Table A.26