I have resolved this. Before calling the JHTMLArea method on textarea, first copy the value into the text box, and then apply the htmlarea function.
$("#txtNotes").val($('#hdnNotesDescription').val()); $("#txtNotes").htmlarea( { // Override/Specify the Toolbar buttons to show toolbar: ["bold", "italic", "underline", "link", "unlink", "orderedlist", "unorderedlist", "indent", "outdent", "justifyleft", "justifycenter", "justifyright"], toolbarText: $.extend({}, jHtmlArea.defaultOptions.toolbarText, { "bold": "Bold", "italic": "Italic", "underline": "Under Line", "link": "Hyperlink", "unlink": "Remove Hyperlink", "orderedlist": "Numbering", "unorderedlist": "Bullets", "indent": "Increase Indent", "outdent": "Decrease Indent", "justifyleft": "Align Text Left", "justifycenter": "Center", "justifyright": "Align Text Right" }), loaded:function(){ } });
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