WebView.SetFormTextAreaValue
----------------------------

Sets the value of a Text Area Element.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [WebView](component_WebView.md) | [1.4](newinversion14.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "WebView.SetFormTextAreaValue"; WebViewerRef; FormNameOrIndex; FieldNameOrIndex; Value { ; OnlyVisible } ) 

**MBS**( **"WebView.SetFormTextAreaValue";** /\* Sets the value of a Text Area Element. \*/  
**$WebViewerRef**; /\* Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "[WebView.FindByName](WebViewFindByName.md)" function. \*/   
**$FormNameOrIndex**; /\* Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0 \*/   
**$FieldNameOrIndex**; /\* You can either pass the field name of the field indix. 0 is the first item \*/   
**$Value**; /\* the value you want to set \*/   
**$OnlyVisible**) /\* Optional; Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false.e.g. 0 \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebViewerRef | Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "[WebView.FindByName](WebViewFindByName.md)" function. |  |  |
| FormNameOrIndex | Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0 |  |  |
| FieldNameOrIndex | You can either pass the field name of the field indix. 0 is the first item |  |  |
| Value | the value you want to set |  |  |
| OnlyVisible | Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false. | 0 | Optional |

### Result

Returns "OK" or error message.

### Description

Sets the value of a Text Area Element.  
Please note that the this method does not work for other field types.  
To learn about forms and fields on a website, you can use the Form Utility application included with our plugin.  
  
Some websites use a lot of JavaScript, so you may need to send change event to control via [WebView.RunJavaScript](WebViewRunJavaScript.md) so the javascript is notified about the changes.  
### Examples

set field named "InputText" for form named "form1" in WebViewer named "web" to "Hello World":

 MBS ("WebView.SetFormTextAreaValue"; "web"; "form1"; "InputText"; "Hello World")  
### See also

- [WebView.FindByName](WebViewFindByName.md)
- [WebView.GetFormTextAreaValue](WebViewGetFormTextAreaValue.md)
- [WebView.RunJavaScript](WebViewRunJavaScript.md)
- [WebView.SetFormButtonValue](WebViewSetFormButtonValue.md)
- [WebView.SetFormSelectValue](WebViewSetFormSelectValue.md)

### Example Databases

- [WebViewer/Form Fields/Formfield sample](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/WebViewer/Form%20Fields/Formfield%20sample.shtml#1GroupButton96.0000000924.0000000115.00000001039.0000000LayoutObjectAnchor_)
- [WebViewer/Form Fields/Forms Sample](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/WebViewer/Form%20Fields/Forms%20Sample.shtml#Text416.000000050.0000000446.0000000470.0000000LayoutObjectAnchor_)
- [WebViewer/MethodDraw SVG Editor/MethodDraw](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/WebViewer/MethodDraw%20SVG%20Editor/MethodDraw.shtml#3ScriptAnchor_)
- [WebViewer/TinyMCE/TinyMCE](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/WebViewer/TinyMCE/TinyMCE.shtml#7ScriptAnchor_)
- [WebViewer/WebViewer MarkDown/WebViewer MarkDown](https://www.mbsplugins.eu/MBS-FileMaker-Plugin-Examples/WebViewer/WebViewer%20MarkDown/WebViewer%20MarkDown.shtml#1ScriptAnchor_)

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Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 4th November 2021

  
[WebView.SetFormSelectValue](WebViewSetFormSelectValue.md) - [WebView.SetFormValue](WebViewSetFormValue.md)

[HTML Version](WebViewSetFormTextAreaValue.shtml)