User Guide

416 Chapter 2: ColdFusion Tags

bind="Hello {userName.text}!

Enter your comments here." />

Example

This example has two cftextarea controls. When you submit the form, ColdFusion copies the

text from the first control into the second. The onBlur maxlength validation prevents you from

entering more than 100 characters. The > character that closes the

cftextarea opening tag, the

text in the tag body, and the

cftextarea closing tag are on a single line to ensure that only the

desired text displays, but the line is split in this example for formatting purposes.

<h3>cftextarea Example</h3>

</cfif>

<cftextarea name="textarea1" wrap="virtual" rows="5" cols="25"

validate="maxlength" validateAt="onBlur" maxlength="100"

>Replace this text. Maximum length is 100 Characters, and this text is

currently 99 characters long.</cftextarea>

<cftextarea name="textarea2" wrap="virtual" rows="5" cols="50"

value="#text2#" /><br><br>

</cfform>