How can I store the text entered into a html textarea into a javascript variable?

Question

I want to store the text users enter into a textarea in a website into a javascript variable in order to compare it to another variable already defined.

How would you do it? Any hints? Thanks in advance!

The same way you get the value a user enters into any other input. — Barmar, Dec 05 '17 at 10:51
It's a duplicate question - stop abusing the 'Unclear what you are asking' close reason. If you can't tell what the OP is asking you need glasses instead of voting priviledges — nicholaswmin, Dec 05 '17 at 10:53
funny, all those downvotes.. still gets answer more quickly as average questions.. — Brainfeeder, Dec 05 '17 at 10:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:54

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using jquery

var n=$('#textarea_id').val();

using javascript

var n=document.getElementById('textAreaID').value;

answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:54

Deepu Reghunath

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:52

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Use following code

var textareaValue = document.getElementById('textAreadID').value

Replace textAreadID with your textarea id.

answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:52

Vipin Kumar

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:52

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In jQuery:

var str = "compare with me",
value = $('textarea[name="yourareaname"]').val();

if(str == value) {
    alert('hell yeah');
}

answered Dec 05 '17 at 10:52

Brainfeeder

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How can I store the text entered into a html textarea into a javascript variable?

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