javascript - jQuery serialize() leaves out textarea

Question

When I submit a form using jQuery's serialize() method, everything gets submitted except the textarea in the form. Is this a common issue? I can't figure it out. The form works except for just the textarea which stays undefined???

<textarea form="new_note_form" id="note_text" name="note_text" required="required"></textarea>     

Answer 1

It does not work until you add name attribute to the textarea.

<textarea id="sLifeStyle3Content" name="sLifeStyle3Content" placeholder="HTML is allowed">
  <apex:outputText value="{!sLifeStyle3Content}" />
</textarea>