Javascript Examples :: View topic - textarea to textarea using the getelementbyid method

lgk · 05 Mar 2005

Need help tweaking this script to use textarea input instead of a dropbox.
Please and thanks to all replys

<html>
<head> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
val='';
function fnAdd(obj){
if (obj.selectedIndex<0||val.match(obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value)){ return; }
val+=obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value+'\n';
document.getElementById('fred').value=val;
}
</SCRIPT>

<title></title>
</head>

<body>

<SELECT ID=someText>
<OPTION VALUE="">some text</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="some text1">some text1</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="some text2">some text2</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="some text3">some text3</OPTION>

</SELECT>
<INPUT TYPE=button VALUE="Add To Textarea" onclick="fnAdd(document.getElementById('someText'));">

<textarea id="fred" rows="10" cols="20"></textarea>

</body>

</html>

batfink · 25 Jan 2003

Code:

<html>
<head>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function fnAdd(obj,x)
{
if (obj.value!="")
{
if(x==1){document.getElementById('second_ta').value=obj.value+'\n';}
else{document.getElementById('second_ta').value=document.getElementById('second_ta').value + obj.value+'\n';}
}
}
</SCRIPT>

</head>
<body>

<textarea id="first_ta" rows="10" cols="20"></textarea>
<INPUT TYPE=button VALUE="Send To Textarea" onclick="fnAdd(document.getElementById('first_ta'),1);">
<INPUT TYPE=button VALUE="Add To Textarea" onclick="fnAdd(document.getElementById('first_ta'),2);">
<textarea id="second_ta" rows="10" cols="20"></textarea>

</body>
</html>