ui.textarea

A multiline, editable text field.

Check textarea documentation for more detailed description.

Constructor

var textarea = webix.ui({ 
   view:"textarea", 
   label:"Note", 
   labelAlign:"right", 
   height:150, 
   value: "type here"  
});

Where to start

• Overview of the Textarea Control
• Samples

adjust	adjusts the component to the size of the parent HTML container
attachEvent	attaches the handler to an inner event of the component
bind	binds components
blockEvent	temporarily blocks triggering of ALL events of the calling object
blur	removes the focus from the control
callEvent	calls an inner event
define	redefines a single configuration property (or a object with properties)
destructor	destructs the calling object
detachEvent	detaches a handler from an event (which was attached before by the attachEvent method)
disable	disables the calling view (makes it dimmed and unclickable)
enable	enables the calling view that was disabled by the 'disable' method
focus	sets focus to the control
getChildViews	returns child views of the calling component
getFormView	returns master form for the input
getInputNode	gets the HTML element related to the component
getNode	returns the main HTML container for the calling object
getParentView	returns the parent view of the component
getTopParentView	returns the top parent view
getValue	returns the current value of the control
hasEvent	checks whether the component has the specified event handler
hide	hides the view
isEnabled	checks whether the view is enabled
isVisible	checks whether the view is visible
mapEvent	routes events from one object to another
queryView	returns inner element/elements of a widget that correspond(s) to the defined parameters
refresh	repaints the component
render	renders the specified item or the whole component
resize	adjusts the view to a new size
setBottomText	sets the input label at the bottom of it
setValue	sets a new value for the component
setValueHere	sets a new value for the component
show	makes the component visible
sync	allows you to sync two copies of data (all or just a part of it) from one DataCollection to another
unbind	breaks "bind" link
unblockEvent	cancels events blocking that was enabled by the 'blockEvent' command
validate	validates value of input

onAfterRender	occurs immediately after the component has been rendered.
onAfterScroll	occurs when some webix view has been scrolled
onBeforeRender	occurs immediately before the component has been rendered
onBindRequest	fires when the component is ready to receive data from the master component
onBlur	fires when focus is moved out of the view
onChange	fires when the value of the control is changed
onDestruct	occurs when component destroyed
onEnter	fires when the Enter key has been pressed
onFocus	fires when a view gets focus
onItemClick	fires after the control has been clicked
onKeyPress	occurs when keyboard key is pressed for the control in focus
onLongTouch	fires on holding finger in some position for a certain period of time
onSwipeX	occurs on a horizontal swipe movement
onSwipeY	occurs on a vertical swipe movement
onTimedKeyPress	fires after typing has been finished in the field
onTouchEnd	occurs when the touch event is ended
onTouchMove	occurs during touch movement
onTouchStart	fires when some webix view has been touched
onViewResize	fires when the size of a view has been changed by resizer
onViewShow	fires when any hidden view is shown

align	the alignment of the control within the parent container
animate	defines the type of animation, with which the view is shown, if it is a Multiview cell
attributes	sets a object with HTML input attributes that will be parsed for the Webix input control
borderless	used to hide the component borders
bottomLabel	sets a label under a control
bottomPadding	sets the bottom offset of the control input
click	click action handler
container	an HTML container (or its ID) where the component should be initialized
css	the name of the CSS class or the object with styles that will be applied to the view container
disabled	indicates whether an item is enabled
format	a number format that should be applied to a text input
gravity	sets the view gravity
height	sets the height of the component
hidden	defines whether the view will be hidden initially
hotkey	sets a hotkey that triggers button clicking
id	the ID of a widget
inputAlign	the alignment of an input inside its container
inputHeight	the height of the input area, or a button's text value area.
inputWidth	the width of the input area, or a button's text value area.
invalid	specifies, whether the control is valid/invalid after validation
invalidMessage	sets the text of a validation message
keyPressTimeout	a delay between the key press and the action
label	sets the text of the label
labelAlign	the alignment of a label inside its container
labelPosition	positions a label in relation to the control
labelWidth	the width of the label
maxHeight	sets the maximum height for the view
maxWidth	sets the maximum width for the view
minHeight	sets the minimal height for the view
minWidth	sets the minimal width for the view
name	name of the control
on	allows attaching custom handlers to inner events of the component
pattern	a formatting pattern applied to a text input
placeholder	placeholder text for the input area
popup	allows to attach pop-up menu to the button
readonly	configures readonly mode for the input
relatedAction	the action to call when the value of a control changes
relatedView	the ID of the view that will be affected by the relatedAction operation
required	marks field as required
suggest	links suggest list to the input
tooltip	sets a popup message next to the item when the cursor points to it
validate	adds validation to the field
validateEvent	on which event validation fires
value	sets the initial value for a control
width	sets the width of a widget

$allowsClear	a flag that defines whether the input can be cleared
$compareValue	compares the old value of the control with the one that is going to be set
$getSize	returns the current size of the component
$getValue	called each time when component need to get value from related html input
$height	the current height of the view
$prepareValue	adjusts the value that is going to be set to the format expected by the control
$render	code called after rending control
$renderIcon	renders icon for the control
$renderInput	called each time when component need to paint control input
$renderLabel	renders html for the label
$scope	scope for resolving event and method names
$setNode	defines HTML element for the component
$setSize	sets the component size
$setValue	called each time when component need to set value in related html input
$skin	the method which will be called when skin is defined
$tooltipIn	shows a tooltip
$tooltipMove	defines the tooltip while the cursor moves over a view or an HTML area
$tooltipOut	defines the behavior of a tooltip when the cursor is out of the target widget or HTML area
$view	reference to the top HTML element of the view
$width	the current width of the view
config	all options from the initial component configuration
name	indicates the name of the component (a read-only property)
on_click	attaches a click behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
touchable	flag, which force touch reaction on touch screen devices

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