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Textarea.form

The form property holds all the data of the form in which the text box is contained.

This allows a developer to obtain specific information about the form in which the text area is located.



<html>
    <head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    <!--
    function openWin(){
      var formData = document.myForm.myTextArea.form;
      var myWin = open("", "","width=450,height=200");
      myWin.document.write("The name of the form is: " + formData.name + "<br>");
      myWin.document.write(formData.myTextArea.value + "<br>");
      myWin.document.write(formData.elements[1].name + "<br>");
      myWin.document.close();
    }
    -->
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form name="myForm">
      <textarea name="myTextArea" rows=6 cols=50>
      Here is some text in my text area.
      </textarea>
    <input type=BUTTON value="Click to Process" name="myButton" onClick="openWin()">
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>