Clear text area

Question

In Onselect event I have script:

$(\"#vinanghinguyen_images_bbocde\").val(\'\');
$(\"#vinanghinguyen_images_bbocde\").val(vinanghinguyen_final_bbcode);
         


        

Answer 1

Use $('textarea').val('').

The problem with using $('textarea').text('') , or $('textarea').html('') for that matter is that it will only erase what was in the original DOM sent by the server. If a user clears it and then enters new input, the clear button will no longer work. Using .val('') handles the user input case properly.