How do I resize textarea to fit content?
To automatically resize textarea height to fit the text, we can use the Element. scrollHeight , which gives the actual height of an element’s content, including overflow. It is the minimum height the element would require to fit all the content on the screen.
How do I Auto Expand textarea?
It can be achieved by using JavaScript and jQuery. Method 1: Using JavaScript: To change the height, a new function is created which changes the style property of the textarea. The height of the textarea is first set to auto. This value makes the browser set the height of an element automatically.
What is the job of the resize attribute?
The resize property in CSS is used to resize the element according to user requirement. It does not apply to inline elements or to block elements where overflow is visible.
How to make a textarea auto resize to fit contents?
So to get the height of the textarea, I just need to do the following: Grab the content loaded into the textarea. Create an invisible clone div. Give the clone the same width and typographical properties as the textarea. Place the content into the clone. Get the height of the clone. Apply the height of the clone to the height of the textarea.
Is there way to turn off resize in CSS?
You could argue it makes sence to either add textarea { resize: none; } to your css, or add something that turns the feature off when the user uses the manual resize of pulling the corner of the textarea. Maybe your script could be only to resize bigger, and not smaller?
How to get the height of a textarea?
So to get the height of the textarea, I just need to do the following: One of the keys to this solution is the CSS. As mentioned, the invisible clone needs to have the same typographical properties as the textarea.
How to cope with auto sizing problem in CSS?
The only way I can think is to make a hidden element that has variable width set by css, put text in its innerHTML, and get the width of that element. So you may be able to apply this method to cope with textarea auto-sizing problem. You can achieve this by using a span and a textarea.
