textarea

 print $query->textarea('name' [,'value',rows,columns ])

Generates a large multiline text input box.

name

The name to assign the input to (required).

value

The initial value to place into the text input box.

rows

The number of rows to display.

columns

The number of columns to display.

Using named parameters, the syntax is:

print $query->textarea(-name=>'name',
                       -default=>'value',
                       -rows=>rows,
                       -columns=>columns,
                       -override=>1,
                       -onChange=>function,
                       -onFocus=>function,
                       -onBlur=>function,
                       -onSelect=>function);

-override=>1

Text field should not inherit its value from a previous invocation of the script.

-onChange=>function

Browser should execute function when the user changes the text field.

-onFocus=>function

Browser should execute function when the focus is on on the text field.

-onBlur=>function

Browser should execute function when the focus leaves the text field.

-onSelect=>function

Browser should execute function when the user changes a selected portion of the text field.