use CGI;
$co = new CGI;

print $co->header;
print $co->start_html();
print $co->start_form;
print $co->radio_group(
        -name => 'color',
        -id => 'color',
        -values => ['red','yellow','green'],
        -default => 'red',
        -onClick => "return select_color()"
    ).$co->p;
#How to handle $color below so that whatever color i select with radio
+button that color is displayed in textarea??
print $co->textarea(
    -style=>"background-color:$color;
        color:blue",
);
print $co->end_form;
print $co->end_html;
print <<COLOR_SCRIPT;
<script language="JavaScript">
function select_color() { 
    var color = document.getElementById('color').value;
    return color;
}
</script>
COLOR_SCRIPT
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In the above program, I want background color of textarea to be changed according to the radiobutton selected.

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