append to textarea broken in firefox

Reported by:	coptang	Owned by:	brandon
Priority:	minor	Milestone:	1.2.4
Component:	core	Version:	1.2.1
Keywords:	textarea, append, appendChild	Cc:
Blocked by:		Blocking:

This is a browser bug but as it breaks jQuery functionality I think it is relevant to raise as a jQuery bug.

append() fails when used on a textarea that has had its content changed (either by typing or by amending the .value through the DOM)

Here is a simple page that demonstrates the bug:

In IE (6 and 7) - no bug, works as expected

In Firefox 2.0.0.11 - append and appendChild fail on an already edited textarea

Opera (9.23) - append and appendChild always fail

Safari (3.03 on win32) - existing value is ignored and just the appendChild(s) values are used

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My mistake, bug title should also mention opera and safari but I can't seem to edit.

Also, wikiformatting has made the last paragraph less than clear. Should be:

In IE (6 and 7) - no bug, works as expected In

Firefox 2.0.0.11 - append and appendChild fail on an already edited textarea

Opera (9.23) - append and appendChild always fail

Safari (3.03 on win32) - existing value is ignored and just the appendChild(s) values are used

owner:	→ brandon

resolution:	→ wontfix
status:	new → closed

The .val() method should be used to get/set form values.

milestone:	1.2.2 → 1.2.4

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