TextArea

Description

The TextArea control is used to display a multi line input area. On some platforms, it is resizable.

To get rid of the white text shadowing when displaying on coloured backgrounds, put text-shadow: none; in the control's style property.

While a variety of different events are available, the usual response to editing a TextArea is to call the function <buttonID>_onblur().

autocapitalize	Autocapitalize. iOS. May not be available on other platforms.
autocomplete	Autocomplete. May not be available on other platforms.
autocorrect	Autocorrect. May not be available on other platforms.
maxLength	Maximum number of characters allowed in TextArea.
readonly	If set to “True”, the control cannot be edited.
scrollHeight	Returns the height of the complete scrolling area, not just what shows. Runtime only.
scrollLeft	Sets or returns the left of the scrolling area. Runtime only.
scrollTop	Sets or returns the top of the scrolling area. Runtime only.
scrollWidth	Returns the width of the complete scrolling area, not just what shows. Runtime only.
select()	Sets the entire textarea to selected. Runtime only.
selectionDirection	Sets or returns the selection direction "forward" or "backward". Runtime only.
selectionEnd	Sets or returns the end of the selection. Runtime only.
selectionStart	Sets or returns the start of the selection. Starts from 0. Runtime only.
setSelectionRange(start, end)	Selects from character start to character end in the TextArea. Runtime only.
text	The contents of the TextArea. Same as value.
value	The contents of the TextArea.

To add a TextArea to your app, choose the TextArea icon in the Toolbar, then position it on the Design Screen. Use the Property Editor to set the properties you need. If necessary, add functions to your code to respond to the events that come from the TextArea: usually, just onblur.

Properties

Standard properties are supported.

The hidden property does not work for the jQuery Mobile form of the control.

Events

Standard events are supported, plus:

onblur	Called when exiting the field.
onkeypress	Called when a key is pressed.

Example

// TextArea Example

Textarea1.onblur = function() {
  alert(Textarea1.value);
}

Rem TextArea Example
Function TextArea1_onblur()
  Msgbox TextArea1.value
End Function

Output