The HTMLTextAreaElement.labels read-only property returns a NodeList of the <label> elements associated with the <textarea> element.
Syntax
var labelElements = textArea.labels;
Return value
A NodeList containing the <label> elements associated with the <textArea> element.
Example
HTML
<label id="label1" for="test">Label 1</label> <textArea id="test">Some text</textArea> <label id="label2" for="test">Label 2</label>
JavaScript
window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
const textArea = document.getElementById("test");
for(var i = 0; i < textArea.labels.length; i++) {
console.log(textArea.labels[i].textContent); // "Label 1" and "Label 2"
}
});
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| HTML Living Standard The definition of 'labels' in that specification. |
Living Standard | No change |
| HTML5 The definition of 'labels' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
labels | Chrome Full support 14 | Edge Full support 18 | Firefox Full support 56 | IE No support No | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 56 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
