Textarea wrap Property

❮ Textarea Object

Example

Find out how the text in a text area should be wrapped when submitting a form:

var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").wrap;
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Description

The wrap property sets or returns the value of the wrap attribute of a text area.

The wrap attribute specifies how the text in a text area is to be wrapped when submitted in a form.


Browser Support

Property
wrap Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Syntax

Return the wrap property:

textareaObject.wrap

Set the wrap property:

textareaObject.wrap = soft|hard

Property Values

Value Description
soft The text in the text area is not wrapped when submitted in a form. This is default
hard The text in the text area is wrapped (contains newlines) when submitted in a form. When "hard" is used, the cols attribute must be specified

Technical Details

Return Value: A String, representing how the text area wraps text when submitted in a form

Related Pages

HTML reference: HTML <textarea> wrap attribute


❮ Textarea Object
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