Textarea required Property
Example
Find out if a text area must be filled out before submitting a form:
 var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").required;
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Definition and Usage
The required property sets or returns whether a text area must be filled out before submitting a form.
This property reflects the HTML required attribute.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required | Yes | 10.0 | Yes | Not supported | Yes | 
Syntax
Return the required property:
 textareaObject.required
Set the required property:
 textareaObject.required = true|false
 
Property Values
| Value | Description | 
|---|---|
| true|false | Specifies whether a text area should be a required part of form submission. 
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Technical Details
| Return Value: | A Boolean, returns true if the text area is a required part of form submission, otherwise it returns false | 
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More Examples
Example
Set a text area to be a required part of form submission:
 document.getElementById("myTextarea").required = true;
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Related Pages
HTML reference: HTML <textarea> required attribute
❮ Textarea Object
 
 
