How To Display Variable Value In Textbox In Javascript

In this blog post, you will learn two methods to display variable values in a textbox using JavaScript.

Method 1: Using InnerHTML Property #

One way to display a variable value in a textbox is by utilizing the innerHTML property of an HTML element.

This method involves selecting the textbox element using its ID and then setting the innerHTML property to the desired variable's value.

Explanation of the above example:

1. We create an <textarea> with the ID outputTextbox.
2. We define a variable valueToDisplay with the desired value. We use document.getElementById("outputTextbox") to select the textbox element.
3. We set the innerHTML property of the textarea element to the value of valueToDisplay.

Method 2: Using Value Property #

Another approach is to use the value property of a <textarea> element to display variable values in a textbox.

Explanation of the above example:

1. Similar to the first method, we create a <textarea> element with the ID outputTextbox.
2. We define the variable valueToDisplay containing the desired value. We select the textbox element using getElementById() method.
3. We set the value property of the textbox element to the value of valueToDisplay. The content of the valueToDisplay variable will be displayed in the textbox.

Conclusion: #

In this article, you learned two methods to display variable values in a textbox using JavaScript.

The first method involves using the innerHTML property to set the content of an HTML element, while the second method utilizes the value property of a <textarea> element.