javascript add to textarea 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 textarea.append

var $log = $('#myTextArea');

function log(text) {
    $log.append(text);
}

// Call log() in your button click event or whichever function 
// you want to use to print to the text area:

//...
log("Hello world!");
//...