HTMLTextAreaElement: required property

{{ APIRef("HTML DOM") }}

The required property of the {{DOMxRef("HTMLTextAreaElement")}} interface specifies that the user must fill in a value before submitting a form. It reflects the {{htmlelement("textarea")}} element's required attribute.

Value

A boolean.

Examples

const textareaElement = document.getElementById("comment");
console.log(textArea.required);

Specifications

{{Specifications}}

Browser compatibility

{{Compat}}

See also

• {{HTMLElement("textarea")}}
• {{DOMXref("HTMLTextAreaElement.validity")}}
• {{cssxref(":required")}} pseudo-class