Question

How could I change the value of a text area through jQuery. Here is a sample:

var content = "Hello World";
//Code to set the value of the 
text area to content here.

How would I do this through jQuery or just javascript? An answer is appreciated, thanks.
I tried this:

var txtArea = document.getElementById('aTextArea');
txtArea.value = rolls;

However, that was just a shot in the dark.

Answer 1

Assuming your textarea as

<textarea id="textarea" rows="4" cols="50">
   sample textarea
</textarea>​​​​​​

jquery code to update textarea value would be

 ​$(document).ready(function(){
    var content = "Hello World";
    $("#textarea").val(content);
});​

jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/bhatlx/PuWH4/1/