--- id: textarea title: Textarea --- # Textarea The **Textarea** component allows users to enter text in an input field similar to the [Text Input](/docs/widgets/text-input) component. Textarea is generally preferred when we are expecting an input of multiple sentences. In this document, we'll go through all the configuration options for the **Textarea** component. ## How To Use Textarea Widget ## Properties | Property | Description | Expected Value | |:-------------|:------------------------------------------------------------|:------------| | Default value| Used to set initial value in textarea on load. It is a pre-established value that can be retrieved from the Text area component if no modifications are made to it. | Enter some text as the value (example: "John Doe")| | Placeholder | Provides a hint for the expected value. It disappears once the user interacts with the component. | Enter some instructional text as the value (example: "Type name here") | ## General Tooltip A **Tooltip** is commonly used to provide additional information about an element. This information becomes visible when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the respective component. In the input field under **Tooltip**, you can enter some text and the component will show the specified text as a tooltip when it is hovered over.
Tooltip Example
## Layout Show on desktop Use this toggle to show or hide the component in the desktop view. You can dynamically configure the value by clicking on `Fx` and entering a logical expression that results in either true or false. Alternatively, you can directly set the values to `{{true}}` or `{{false}}`. Show on mobile Use this toggle to show or hide the component in the mobile view. You can dynamically configure the value by clicking on `Fx` and entering a logical expression that results in either true or false. Alternatively, you can directly set the values to `{{true}}` or `{{false}}`. --- ## Styles | Property | Description | Expected Value | |:---------------|:-----------|:---------------| | Visibility | Controls the visibility of the component. If set to `{{false}}`, the component will not be visible after the app is deployed.| Use the toggle button OR click on `Fx` to pass a boolean value or a logical expression that returns a boolean value i.e. either `{{true}}` or `{{false}}`| | Disable | Makes the component non-functional when set to true. | Use the toggle button OR click on `Fx` to pass a boolean value or a logical expression that returns a boolean value i.e. either `{{true}}` or `{{false}}`| | Border Radius | Adjusts the roundness of the component's corners. | Numeric value| ## General Box Shadow The **Box Shadow** property is used to add shadow effects around a component's frame. You can specify the horizontal and vertical offsets(through X and Y sliders), blur and spread radius, and color of the shadow.
Box-Shadow Example
## Exposed Variables | Variables | Description | Expected Value | |:----------- |:----------- | :-------------| | value | This variable holds the value entered in the text area component. | You can access the value dynamically using JS. For example, `{{components.textarea1.value}}`| ## Component Specific Actions (CSA) Following actions of the **Textarea** component can be controlled using Component-Specific Actions(CSA): | Actions | Description | | :----------- | :----------- | | setText | Sets the text on the text area component via a component-specific action within any event handler. Additionally, you have the option to employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as `await components.textarea1.setText('this is a textarea')`. | | clear | Clears the value from the text area component via a component-specific action within any event handler. Additionally, you have the option to employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as `await components.textarea1.clear()`. |