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		iza on Sept 30, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CSS solves auto-expanding textareas (probably, eve... Considering it still needs javascript, this trick seems massively overcomplicated compared to the following: `<textarea oninput="this.style.height = 0; this.style.height = this.scrollHeight + 'px'"></textarea>` (Yes this forces an extra reflow but it likely won't matter)

SCLeo on Oct 3, 2023 [–]

I think all other methods require a reflow as well (internal or external). Because at the end of the day, you still need to measure the height of the text before rendering a larger box.

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