jQuery: How to get textarea text using jQuery

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:45 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

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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