org.w3c.dom.html2
Interface HTMLTextAreaElement

All Superinterfaces:

Element, Node, HTMLElement

public interface HTMLTextAreaElement
extends HTMLElement

Multi-line text field. See the TEXTAREA element definition in HTML 4.01.

See also the Document Object Model (DOM) Level 2 HTML Specification.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

Field Summary

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.
String	getAccessKey() A single character access key to give access to the form control.
int	getCols() Width of control (in characters).
String	getDefaultValue() Represents the contents of the element.
boolean	getDisabled() The control is unavailable in this context.
HTMLFormElement	getForm() Returns the FORM element containing this control.
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.
String	getType() The type of this form control.
String	getValue() Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent.
void	select() Select the contents of the TEXTAREA.
void	setAccessKey(String accessKey) A single character access key to give access to the form control.
void	setCols(int cols) Width of control (in characters).
void	setDefaultValue(String defaultValue) Represents the contents of the element.
void	setDisabled(boolean disabled) The control is unavailable in this context.
void	setName(String name) Form control or object name when submitted with a form.
void	setReadOnly(boolean readOnly) This control is read-only.
void	setRows(int rows) Number of text rows.
void	setTabIndex(int tabIndex) Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order.
void	setValue(String value) Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent.

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.html2.HTMLElement

getClassName, getDir, getId, getLang, getTitle, setClassName, setDir, setId, setLang, setTitle

Methods inherited from interface org.w3c.dom.Element

getAttribute, getAttributeNS, getAttributeNode, getAttributeNodeNS, getElementsByTagName, getElementsByTagNameNS, getSchemaTypeInfo, getTagName, hasAttribute, hasAttributeNS, removeAttribute, removeAttributeNS, removeAttributeNode, setAttribute, setAttributeNS, setAttributeNode, setAttributeNodeNS, setIdAttribute, setIdAttributeNS, setIdAttributeNode

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

String getDefaultValue()

Represents the contents of the element. The value of this attribute does not change if the contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent, changes.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setDefaultValue

void setDefaultValue(String defaultValue)

Represents the contents of the element. The value of this attribute does not change if the contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent, changes.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getForm

HTMLFormElement getForm()

Returns the FORM element containing this control. Returns null if this control is not within the context of a form.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getAccessKey

String getAccessKey()

A single character access key to give access to the form control. See the accesskey attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setAccessKey

void setAccessKey(String accessKey)

A single character access key to give access to the form control. See the accesskey attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getCols

int getCols()

Width of control (in characters). See the cols attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setCols

void setCols(int cols)

Width of control (in characters). See the cols attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getDisabled

boolean getDisabled()

The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setDisabled

void setDisabled(boolean disabled)

The control is unavailable in this context. See the disabled attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getName

String getName()

Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setName

void setName(String name)

Form control or object name when submitted with a form. See the name attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getReadOnly

boolean getReadOnly()

This control is read-only. See the readonly attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setReadOnly

void setReadOnly(boolean readOnly)

This control is read-only. See the readonly attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getRows

int getRows()

Number of text rows. See the rows attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setRows

void setRows(int rows)

Number of text rows. See the rows attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getTabIndex

int getTabIndex()

Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setTabIndex

void setTabIndex(int tabIndex)

Index that represents the element's position in the tabbing order. See the tabindex attribute definition in HTML 4.01.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getType

String getType()

The type of this form control. This the string "textarea".

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

getValue

String getValue()

Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the contents of the form control, but does not change the contents of the element. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single DOMString, the implementation may truncate the data.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

setValue

void setValue(String value)

Represents the current contents of the corresponding form control, in an interactive user agent. Changing this attribute changes the contents of the form control, but does not change the contents of the element. If the entirety of the data can not fit into a single DOMString, the implementation may truncate the data.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

blur

void blur()

Removes keyboard focus from this element.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

focus

void focus()

Gives keyboard focus to this element.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0

select

void select()

Select the contents of the TEXTAREA.

Since:

BlackBerry API 5.0.0