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Asked: 2026-05-26T20:46:22+00:00

I’m trying to add things to a textarea. it’s not working… <html><head></head><body> <div id=wrapper>

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I’m trying to add things to a textarea. it’s not working…

<html><head></head><body>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="leftc">
text here 
<a href="#" onclick="javascript: $('wrapper').$('rightx').$('thebox').value += 'TEST\ntest\n\ntest">Add</a>
</div>
<div id="rightx">
<textarea id="thebox" rows="10" cols="50"></textarea>
</div>
</div>
</body></html>

Any ideas?

EDIT: SOLUTION I USED: (Thank you all for insight into my errors)

<a href="#" onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('thebox').value += 'TEST\ntest\n\ntest';">Add</a>
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  1. Editorial Team

    This piece of code makes no sense and is full of errors:

    $('wrapper').$('rightx').$('thebox').value += 'TEST\ntest\n\ntest

    The proper jQuery code would be:

    $('#thebox').get(0).value += 'TEST\ntest\n\ntest';

    Or, this might even be more straightforward in plain javascript:

    document.getElementById("thebox").value += 'TEST\ntest\n\ntest';

    You had the following errors:

    1. Quote mark errors
    2. Invalid and unnecessary chaining of multiple independent jQuery calls.
    3. .value is not a jQuery method (it’s a DOM method)
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