AngularJS textarea Directive
The <textarea> element’s behavior can be controlled & manipulated with the help of AngularJS data-binding. For this, the ng-model attribute is used with this element. Textarea elements provide validation and basic state control. The ng-model attribute makes reference to text-directive. The current state of textarea elements is held by Angular JS. The list of states of the Textarea directive is described below:
- $touched: It signifies a touched field.
- $untouched: It signifies an untouched field.
- $valid: It signifies valid field content.
- $invalid: It signifies invalid field content.
- $dirty: It signifies a modification in field content.
- $pristine: It signifies unmodified field content.
Syntax:
<textarea ng-model="name"></textarea>
Properties: Classes are used to style Textarea elements depending on the state they hold. The ng-model attribute is used to make reference to text-directive. Listed below are the commonly used classes:
- ng-touched: It signifies class applied on the touched field.
- ng-untouched: It signifies class applied on the untouched field.
- ng-valid: It signifies class applied on valid field content.
- ng-invalid: It signifies class used for invalid field content.
- ng-pristine: It signifies class used for the state having a modification in the field.
- ng-dirty: It signifies class used with unmodified field content.
Return Value: It returns the text, the user has entered in the text field.
Example 1: This example describes the basic usage of the textarea Directive in AngularJS.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < script src = </ script > < style > body { text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } h1 { color: green; } textarea.ng-valid { color: green; background-color: lightgreen; } textarea.ng-invalid { background-color: lightblue; } </ style > </ head > < body ng-app = "" > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h3 >Textarea Directive</ h3 > < p >< b >Textarea field:</ b ></ p > < textarea placeholder = "Start typing..." ng-model = "gfg" required> </ textarea > </ body > </ html > |
Output:

Example 2: In this example, we have used the .ng-pristine class, which specifies the form has not been modified by the user, & .ng-dirty class, which specifies the form has been made dirty (modified ) by the user, is utilized with the textarea element in AngularJS.
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html> < html > < head > < script src = </ script > < style > body { text-align: center; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } h1 { color: green; } textarea.ng-dirty { color: green; background-color: lightgreen; } textarea.ng-pristine { background-color: green; } </ style > </ head > < body ng-app = "" > < h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 > < h3 >Textarea Directive</ h3 > < p >< b >Textarea field:</ b ></ p > < textarea placeholder = "Start typing..." ng-model = "gfg" required> </ textarea > </ body > </ html > |
Output:

Reference: https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/textarea
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