HTMLTextAreaElement: dirName property

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The dirName property of the {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement")}} interface is the directionality of the element. It reflects the value of the {{htmlelement("textarea")}} element's dirName attribute. This property can be retrieved or set.

The dirname attribute controls how the element's directionality is submitted. When included, the form control will submit with two name/value pairs: the first being the name and value of the <textarea>, and the second being the value of the dirname attribute as the name, with a value of ltr or rtl as set by the browser.

Value

A string. The direction of the element.

Examples

textareaElement.dirName = "rtl";

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLInputElement.dirName")}}
• dir attribute
• Sending form data