How to get TextArea contents without error in IE?

Question

I am using jQuery, and I get the contents of a TextArea as follows:

// get the SQL from the text area at the top:
//sql = $("#sql").val();
//sql = $("#sql").text();
sql = $("#sql").attr("value");

<textarea id="sql" rows="9" cols="99"></textarea>

This works fine in all browsers except IE

I have tried several ways, but nothing works in IE

It gives me the message: "Object doesn't support this property or method". There must be a simple way to do this that works in all browsers, right?

Answer 1

I don't think textarea has a value attribute. I think using .val() should work though.

Answer 2

I see you commented out:

sql = $("#sql").val();

That actually is the correct way to get the text in a TextArea. It works in all browsers.

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Make sure that you don't have another HTML element with the same id as the textarea. This could be the source of the error.