get value of textarea javascript code example

Example 1: 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;
}

Example 2: javascript find textarea

if(document.getElementsByTagName('textarea').length > 0) {

}