why previous entered values appearing in textbox and not textarea?

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I have a clarification,probably a simple one..Once we enter some values in input type for text,date ect ,the previous values which we entered is stored.(probably a cookie) until we give autocomplete off..

Why this happens only in textboxes and not in text area by default?

Or you could try using the search engine to find a already opened question for this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1876128/native-browser-autocomplete-for-textarea — MiKE, Feb 08 '14 at 17:46

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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This is something which does not exist in browsers.

If you wish to have it, you can use the jQueryUI autocomplete widget on textareas.

A working example: http://jsbin.com/usuwe/2

(from here)

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Feb 08 '14 at 17:37

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,is it only a browser problem that By default text area does not support autocomplete,or is there any other reason behind this – codelover Feb 08 '14 at 17:50
It does not add real value to users does it? – malta Feb 08 '14 at 17:57

why previous entered values appearing in textbox and not textarea?

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