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Textarea

Surface for accepting multi-line user input
name
type
default
description
actionIcon
ReactNode
-
A replacement icon for the action button
alwaysShowAction
boolean
false
If true, will show the action button even when there is not input
autoCorrect
string
-
If true, the input will automatically correct words it marks as spelling errors.
autoFocus
boolean
-
If true, the component will attempt to get focus after it is rendered.
clearable
boolean
false
If true, will show a clear button when the input has value
defaultValue
string | number
-
The initial value. Useful for detecting changes in value.
description
ReactNode
-
Description text or react component.
disabled
boolean
-
If true, prevents user interaction.
error
ReactNode
-
Error text or a react component.
hideLabel
boolean
-
If true, hides the label and secondary label.
id
string
-
The id attribute of the textarea element.
label *
Required
ReactNode
-
Label text or react component
labelSecondary
ReactNode
-
Secondary text or react component
maxLength
number
-
The maximum number of characters allowed.
name
string
textarea
The name attribute of the textarea element.
placeholder
string
-
The placeholder attribute for textarea.
readOnly
boolean
-
If true, will set the Fields component to read only mode The readOnly attribute for textarea.
ref
null | string | (instance: HTMLTextAreaElement | null) => void | RefObject<HTMLTextAreaElement>
-
Allows getting a ref to the component instance. Once the component unmounts, React will set `ref.current` to `null` (or call the ref with `null` if you passed a callback ref). @see {@link https://react.dev/learn/referencing-values-with-refs#refs-and-the-dom React Docs}
required
boolean
-
Adds mark to label
reverse
boolean
-
Have label appear on the left of the form element.
rows
number
5
Specifies the height of the text area in rows.
showDot
boolean
-
If true, shows a status dot of the current state of validation
size
"small" | "medium"
medium
The size of the textarea.
spellCheck
false | true | "true" | "false"
-
Textarea will mark words which it thinks are misspellings.
tabIndex
number
-
The tabindex attribute of textarea.
validated
boolean
-
If true the value of the textarea has been validated
value
string | number
-
The value attribute of textarea.
width
"0" | "auto" | "px" | "0.25" | "0.5" | "0.75" | "1" | "1.25" | "1.5" | "1.75" | "2" | "2.5" | "3" | "3.5" | "4" | "4.5" | "5" | "5.5" | "6" | "6.5" | "7" | "7.5" | "8" | "8.5" | "9" | "10" | "11" | "12" | "13" | "14" | "15" | "16" | "18" | "20" | "22.5" | "24" | "26" | "28" | "30" | "32" | "36" | "40" | "44" | "45" | "48" | "52" | "56" | "60" | "64" | "72" | "80" | "96" | "112" | "128" | "144" | "168" | "192" | "224" | "256" | "288" | "320" | "1/4" | "1/3" | "1/2" | "2/3" | "3/4" | "full" | "fit" | "max" | "min" | "viewHeight" | "viewWidth" | "none" | "dialogMobileWidth" | "dialogDesktopWidth" | "-1.5" | "-4" | "-6"
-
A tokens space key value setting the width of the parent element.
onClickAction
() => void
-
A custom handler that replaces the clear handler
onChange
ChangeEventHandler<HTMLTextAreaElement>
-
The handler for change events.
onBlur
FocusEventHandler<HTMLTextAreaElement>
-
The handler for blur events.
onFocus
FocusEventHandler<HTMLTextAreaElement>
-
The handler for focus events.
v1.0