var logger = document.getElementById('logout'); function recursion(d) { logger.value = logger.value + '\t' + d //base case if (d < 1) { return; } //something has to change here. --d; //recursive part. recursion(d); } recursion(100);
<textarea id="logout"></textarea>
textarea { position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; left: 0; right:0; width:100%; border-width: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; font-size: 16px }