The TextArea component implements multistring text editor.
The component has different properties available in the design mode and in the web form execution mode.
text. The collection of strings displayed in the component.
name. Component name.
wordWrap. Indicates whether words that are longer than component width are wrapped to the next string.
readOnly. Indicates whether text can be edited.
scrollEnabled. Indicates whether the component contains scrollbars.
autoScroll. Indicates whether contents is automatically scrolled to the end of the component when displayed strings change.
alignment. Text alignment inside component.
borderstyle. Component border style.
color. Component background color.
font. Component text font options. If required, one can load custom fonts.
visible. Indicates whether the component is visible on running web form.
enabled. Indicates whether the component is available for the user.
hint. Tooltip text.
showHint. Indicates whether a tooltip is displayed when the cursor is hovered over the component.
position. Method of component positioning on web form or inside container component. The property is set to absolute by default, the component has fixed position and size determined by the coordinate and size properties. If the property is set to relative, component position and sizes change depending on container component sizes. The coordinate property will be unavailable. Component position will be determined by the flexDirection, aligments, justifyContent properties of the parent component, and component sizes will change if the size property is set in percents.
padding. Distance between component borders and component contents. Paddings can be specified in pixels or percents relative to component sizes
flexGrow. The property determines what proportion of container free space can be allocated for the component. If all components are set to 1, container free space is uniformly distributed between the components. If one of the components is set to 2, it occupies two times more free space, and so on. The property is available if the position property is set to relative
size. Component sizes. Sizes can be specified in pixels or percents relative to parent component sizes
coordinate. Coordinate of the top left corner of the component. Coordinates can be specified in pixels or percents relative to parent component sizes. The property is available if the position property is set to absolute.
The component has the onTextChanged event that occurs on component text change.
See also:
Creating a Web Form and Components Layout