User Guide

412 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags

cftextarea

Description

Puts a multiline text entry box in a cfform tag and controls its display characteristics.

Category

Forms tags

Syntax

<cftextarea

name = "name"

label = "text"

required = "yes" or "no"

style = "style specification"

validate = "data type"

validateAt= one or more of "onBlur", "onServer", "onSubmit"

message = "text"

range = "min_value, max_value"

maxlength = "number"

pattern = "regexp"

onValidate = "script name"

onError = "script name"

disabled = "true" "false" or no attribute value

value = "text"

onKeyUp = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

onKeyDown = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

onMouseUp = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

onMouseDown = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

onChange = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

onClick = "JavaScript or ActionScript"

visible = "Yes" or "No"

enabled = "Yes" or "No"

tooltip = "Tip text"

height = "number of pixels" Flash only

width = "number of pixels" Flash only

text

</cftextarea>