HTMLTextAreaElement.labels

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
HTML Standard # dom-lfe-labels-dev

Browser compatibility

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