jQuery: How to get textarea text using jQuery
jQuery Practical exercise Part - I : Exercise-24
How to get textarea text using jQuery.
Sample Solution:
HTML Code :
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-git.js"></script>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width">
<title>How to get textarea text using jQuery.</title>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="mytextarea" rows="4" cols="50">
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</textarea>
</body>
</html>
JavaScript Code:
var text = $('textarea#mytextarea').val();
console.log(text);
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