How to insert value in textarea in Flask?

Question

I have a form:

class simple_order(Form): order_info = TextAreaField() ,in the template i am added: {{form.order_info(cols=60, rows=20)}}

How to add text into render textarea, like value in the input tag?

placeholder - displays the text inside a form field that disappears when it has focus — Someone
– Someone, Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 12:21

Pradeepb · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-01 13:40:33Z

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There are several ways to do it.

i. When creating a model you can do like below:

order_info = TextAreaField(default='This is default text')

ii. Before rendering the form, you can add the content:

form = simple_order()
form.order_info.data = 'This is default text'

Hope it helps.

answered Apr 1, 2017 at 13:40

Pradeepb

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