spring mvc: How Can I give the <form:textarea /> tag a default value?

Question

I have a problem with giving the tag a default value.
When I created a .jsp file as follow,

Answer 1

You have to use JS along with Spring MVC to make this work. This is what I did:

1. Change your textarea to basic html as below:

    ${content}
     OR
    third hello world!
   

2. Add a hidden input field, using spring mvc:

3. Add the following JavaScript: