`<textarea>`

<textarea> is used to create interactive input controls that allow users to input and edit multi-line text.

Tip

This feature requires the client to add additional dependencies. Please refer to More Elements for the integration method.

Usage

Basic

Below is a basic usage example of the <textarea> component:

Custom Placeholder Style

<textarea> can customize its style using the ::placeholder pseudo-element:

Attributes

`android-fullscreen-mode`

Android

3.4

// @defaultValue: true
'android-fullscreen-mode'?: boolean;

Whether to enter the full-screen input mode when in landscape screen, in which the keyboard and input box will take up the entire screen

`bounces`

iOS

3.4

// @defaultValue: true
bounces?: boolean;

Bounce effect for iOS

`confirm-type`

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: 'done'
'confirm-type'?: 'search' | 'send' | 'go' | 'done' | 'next';

The type of confirm button

`disabled`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.5

// @defaultValue: false
disabled?: boolean;

Interaction enabled

`enable-scroll-bar`

Android

iOS

3.6

// @defaultValue: false
'enable-scroll-bar'?: boolean;

Whether to show scroll bar, on HarmonyOS, the scroll bar will always be shown

`input-filter`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: undefined
'input-filter'?: string;

Filter the input content and process it in the form of regular expressions

`ios-auto-correct`

iOS

3.4

// @defaultValue: true
'ios-auto-correct'?: boolean;

Auto correct input content on iOS

`ios-spell-check`

iOS

3.4

// @defaultValue: true
'ios-spell-check'?: boolean;

Check spelling issue on iOS

`line-spacing`

Android

iOS

3.4

// @defaultValue: undefined
'line-spacing'?: number | any | any;

Line spacing

`maxlength`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: 140
maxlength?: number;

Max input length

`maxlines`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: undefined
maxlines?: number;

Max input lines

`placeholder`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

placeholder?: string;

Placeholder

`readonly`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: false
readonly?: boolean;

Readonly

`show-soft-input-on-focus`

Android

iOS

3.4

// @defaultValue: true
'show-soft-input-on-focus'?: boolean;

Show soft input keyboard while focused

`type`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

// @defaultValue: "text"
type?: 'number' | 'text' | 'digit' | 'tel' | 'email';

Input content type

Events

Frontend can bind corresponding event callbacks to listen for runtime behaviors of the element, as shown below.

`bindblur`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

bindblur = (e: TextAreaBlurEvent) => {};

Field	Type	Optional	Default	Platforms	Since	Description
value	string	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	Input content

Blurred

`bindconfirm`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

bindconfirm = (e: TextAreaConfirmEvent) => {};

Field	Type	Optional	Default	Platforms	Since	Description
value	string	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	Input content

Confirm button clicked, only work when confirm-type is defined

`bindfocus`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

bindfocus = (e: TextAreaFocusEvent) => {};

Field	Type	Optional	Default	Platforms	Since	Description
value	string	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	Input content

Focused

`bindinput`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

bindinput = (e: TextAreaInputEvent) => {};

Field	Type	Optional	Default	Platforms	Since	Description
isComposing	boolean	Yes	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	Is composing or not
selectionEnd	number	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	The end position of the selection
selectionStart	number	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	The start position of the selection
value	string	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	Input content

Input content changed

`bindselection`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4

bindselection = (e: TextAreaSelectionChangeEvent) => {};

Field	Type	Optional	Default	Platforms	Since	Description
selectionEnd	number	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	The end position of the selection
selectionStart	number	No	–	Android iOS Harmony 3.4	3.4	The start position of the selection

Input selection changed

Methods

Frontend can invoke component methods via the SelectorQuery API.

`blur`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4


lynx.createSelectorQuery()
.select('#id')
.invoke({
method: 'blur',
success: function (res) {},
fail: function (res) {},
})
.exec();

Release focus

`focus`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4


lynx.createSelectorQuery()
     .select('#id')
     .invoke({
      method: 'focus',
      success: function (res) {},
      fail: function (res) {},
    })
    .exec();

Require focus

`getValue`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4


lynx.createSelectorQuery()
.select('#id')
.invoke({
method: 'getValue',
success: Callback<{
/**
_ Is composing or not, iOS only
_ @Android
_ @iOS
_ @Harmony
_ @Web
_ @since 3.4
\*/
isComposing: boolean;
/**
_ End position of the cursor
_ @Android
_ @iOS
_ @Harmony
_ @Web
_ @since 3.4
_/
selectionEnd: number;
/\*\*
_ Begin position of the cursor
_ @Android
_ @iOS
_ @Harmony
_ @Web
_ @since 3.4
_/
selectionStart: number;
/\*\*
_ Input content
_ @Android
_ @iOS
_ @Harmony
_ @Web
_ @since 3.4
\*/
value: string;
}>;
fail: function (res) {},
})
.exec();

Get input content

`setSelectionRange`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4


lynx.createSelectorQuery()
     .select('#id')
     .invoke({
      method: 'setSelectionRange',
      params: {
        /**
         * End position of the selection
         * @Android
         * @iOS
         * @Harmony
         * @Web
         * @since 3.4
         */
        selectionEnd: number;
        /**
         * Start position of the selection
         * @Android
         * @iOS
         * @Harmony
         * @Web
         * @since 3.4
         */
        selectionStart: number;
      };
      success: function (res) {},
      fail: function (res) {},
    })
    .exec();

Set selection range

`setValue`

Android

iOS

Harmony

3.4


lynx.createSelectorQuery()
.select('#id')
.invoke({
method: 'setValue',
params: {
/\*\*
_ Input content
_ @Android
_ @iOS
_ @Harmony
_ @Web
_ @since 3.4
\*/
value: string;
};
success: function (res) {},
fail: function (res) {},
})
.exec();

Set input content

Compatibility

LCD tables only load in the browser

#<textarea>

#Usage

#Basic

#Custom Placeholder Style

#Attributes

#android-fullscreen-mode

#bounces

#confirm-type

#disabled

#enable-scroll-bar

#input-filter

#ios-auto-correct

#ios-spell-check

#line-spacing

#maxlength

#maxlines

#placeholder

#readonly

#show-soft-input-on-focus

#type

#Events

#bindblur

#bindconfirm

#bindfocus

#bindinput

#bindselection

#Methods

#blur

#focus

#getValue

#setSelectionRange

#setValue

#Compatibility

`<textarea>`

Usage

Basic

Custom Placeholder Style

Attributes

`android-fullscreen-mode`

`bounces`

`confirm-type`

`disabled`

`enable-scroll-bar`

`input-filter`

`ios-auto-correct`

`ios-spell-check`

`line-spacing`

`maxlength`

`maxlines`

`placeholder`

`readonly`

`show-soft-input-on-focus`

`type`

Events

`bindblur`

`bindconfirm`

`bindfocus`

`bindinput`

`bindselection`

Methods

`blur`

`focus`

`getValue`

`setSelectionRange`

`setValue`

Compatibility