HTMLTextAreaElement: willValidate property

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The willValidate read-only property of the {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement")}} interface indicates whether the {{htmlelement("textarea")}} element is a candidate for constraint validation. It is false if any conditions bar it from constraint validation, such as when its {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement.disabled", "disabled")}} or {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement.readOnly", "readOnly")}} property is true.

Value

A boolean value.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• {{domxref("HTMLTextAreaElement.checkValidity()")}}
• {{HTMLElement("textarea")}}
• {{HTMLElement("form")}}
• Learn: Client-side form validation
• Guide: Constraint validation