get textarea input js code example

Example 1: capture textarea value

<textarea id="myTextarea">
Hello World
</textarea>

<script>
  var x = document.getElementById("myTextarea").value;
</script>

Example 2: js html textarea tag access

/*Let's say you have the following <textarea> tag:
<textarea id="inputMethod"></textarea>

And you want to see it's value. Here's a function you could use:
*/

function getTextArea() {
  let value = document.getElementById("inputMethod").value; // Gets value of 'inputMethod' textarea
  console.log(value); // Prints value to console
  return value;
}

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