show html output in textarea instead of HTML code

Question

If I have a textarea including some HTML code, how can I write a JavaScript function to show the HTML output instead of HTML code itself, for example:

<textarea id="mytextarea">
<table border=1><tr><td>cellone</td>td>celltwo</td></tr></table
</textarea>
<input type=button onclick="HTMLoutput();"/>

<script>
HTMLoutput()
{
//Code to show html output instead of html code in textarea
}
</script>

How can I do this? What is the suggested code to write inside the HTMLoutput()?

possible duplicate of [How can I show HTML formatting inside a textarea?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7785607/how-can-i-show-html-formatting-inside-a-textarea) — DevlshOne, Oct 18 '13 at 03:23

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 18 '13 at 03:22

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It sounds like you're asking how to take some HTML and display its rendered result in your document.

That's exactly what the innerHTML property does.
Simply pick a DOM element to display the result in, and set its innerHTML to the HTML to display.

answered Oct 18 '13 at 03:22

SLaks

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i want to build an editor and to show the rendered result inside the textarea itself as a preview – user2888402 Oct 18 '13 at 03:30
@user2888402: `` can only show plain text. You can use CSS to show a preview on top of the textbox. – SLaks Oct 18 '13 at 03:35
thanks @Slaks can you please give me an example how to do this using CSS? – user2888402 Oct 18 '13 at 03:37

Claudio Santos · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-18T03:33:47.410

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So to convert the the html code to a formated html you need to do:

$('resultDiv').append($('<div/>').html($('.txtArea').val()+"<br>");

here's an example that use div with contentEditable set to true.

edited Oct 18 '13 at 03:33

answered Oct 18 '13 at 03:28

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