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---
id: text-area
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.
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## Properties
| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Property </div> | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Expected Value </div> |
|:-------------|:------------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
| 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"). |
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## Component Specific Actions (CSA)
Following actions of the **Textarea** component can be controlled using Component-Specific Actions(CSA):
| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Actions </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> How To Access </div> |
| :----------- | :----------- |:---------|
| setText | Sets the text on the text area component via a component-specific action within any event handler.| 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.| Employ a RunJS query to execute component-specific actions such as `await components.textarea1.clear()`. |
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## Exposed Variables
| Variables | Description | How To Access |
|:---------|:-----------|:-------------|
| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> value </div> | This variable holds the value entered in the text area component. | Access the value dynamically using JS. For example, `{{components.textarea1.value}}` |
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## 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.
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## Devices
| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Devices </div> | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Expected Value </div> |
| :----------- | :----------- | :------------ |
| Show on desktop | Makes the component visible in desktop view. | You can set it with the toggle button or dynamically configure the value by clicking on **fx** and entering a logical expression. |
| Show on mobile | Makes the component visible in mobile view. | You can set it with the toggle button or dynamically configure the value by clicking on **fx** and entering a logical expression. |
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## Styles
| <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Style </div> | <div style={{ width:"100px"}}> Description </div> | <div style={{ width:"135px"}}> Expected Value </div> |
| :------------- | :-------------- | :-------------- |
| 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 |
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## 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.
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