jQuery addClass example
Change class name on click in jQuery
HTML
Text area lines: <input id="lineNoInput" type="number" name="lines" value="2">
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<textarea id="textArea" name="text" form="usrform" rows="2" cols="36">Enter text here...</textarea>
JavaScript
$('#lineNoInput').on("change paste keyup", function() {
$('#textArea').attr('rows', $('#lineNoInput').val());
});