HTMLTextAreaElement: reportValidity() method

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This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since December 2018.

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The reportValidity() method of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface performs the same validity checking steps as the checkValidity() method. In addition, if the invalid event is not canceled, the browser displays the problem to the user.

Syntax

reportValidity()

Parameters

None.

Return value

Returns true if the element's value has no validity problems; otherwise, returns false.

Specifications

Specification
HTML # dom-cva-reportvalidity-dev

Browser compatibility

	desktop					mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`reportValidity`	Chrome – Full support Chrome 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21) footnote Full support	Edge – Full support Edge 17 (Release date: 2018-04-30) footnote Full support	Firefox – Full support Firefox 49 (Release date: 2016-09-20) footnote Full support	Opera – Full support Opera 27 (Release date: 2015-01-27) footnote Full support	Safari – Full support Safari 10.1 (Release date: 2017-03-27) footnote Full support	Chrome Android – Full support Chrome Android 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21) footnote Full support	Firefox for Android – Full support Firefox for Android 64 (Release date: 2018-12-11) footnote Full support	Opera Android – Full support Opera Android 27 (Release date: 2015-01-29) footnote Full support	Safari on iOS – Full support Safari on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27) footnote Full support	Samsung Internet – Full support Samsung Internet 4 (Release date: 2016-03-11) footnote Full support	WebView Android – Full support WebView Android 40 (Release date: 2015-01-21) footnote Full support	WebView on iOS – Full support WebView on iOS 10.3 (Release date: 2017-03-27) footnote Full support

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Full support: Full support