How to Set Value of Textarea in jQuery
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Answer: Use the jQuery val()
Method
You can simply use the val()
method to set the value of a textarea dynamically using jQuery.
Let's try out the following example to understand how it basically works:
Example
Try this code »<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>jQuery Set Textarea Value</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.1.min.js"></script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function(){
var textContent = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.";
$("button").click(function(){
$("#myTextarea").val(textContent);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea id="myTextarea" rows="3" cols="50"></textarea>
<br>
<button type="button">Set Textarea Value</button>
</body>
</html>
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