The Text Area component for Retool Mobile

An input field to enter multiple lines of text.

Version: Cloud and 3.185 Edge

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Properties

All properties for this object with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.

autoCapitalize

The type of automatic capitalization that the browser can automatically perform when using virtual or on-screen keyboards.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Advanced > Capitalize
Allowed Values	Value Description none No capitalization. sentences Capitalize sentences. words Capitalize words. characters Capitalize characters.
Default	none

Examples

"words"

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autoComplete

Whether the browser can perform autocomplete on the input field.

Type	boolean
Format	True/False
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector
Default	false

Examples

true

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autoCorrect

Whether to automatically correct the input.

Type	boolean
Format	True/False
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector
Default	false

Examples

true

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autoResize

Whether the input field expands to accommodate larger amounts of content.

Type	boolean
Format	True/False
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector
Default	true

Examples

true

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disabled

Whether input, interaction, selection, or triggering is disabled.

Type	boolean
Format	True/False
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Disabled Method setDisabled()
Default	false

Examples

true

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hidden

Whether this object is hidden from view.

Type	boolean
Format	True/False
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Appearance > Hidden Method setHidden()
Default	false

Examples

true

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iconAfter

The suffix icon to display.

Type	string
Format	Icon Key
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Suffix icon
Default	null

Examples

/icon:bold/shopping-gift

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iconBefore

The prefix icon to display.

Type	string
Format	Icon Key
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Prefix icon
Default	null

Examples

/icon:bold/shopping-gift

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label

The text label to display.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Label > Label
Default	null

Examples

"Label"

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labelCaption

The additional text to display with the label.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Content > Add-ons > Label > Caption

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maxLength

The maximum number of characters to allow.

Type	number
Format	Integer
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Validation rules > Max length
Default	null

Examples

100

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maxLines

The maximum number of lines to show.

Type	number
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector

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minLength

The minimum number of characters to allow.

Type	number
Format	Integer
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Validation rules > Min length
Default	null

Examples

20

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minLines

The minimum number of lines.

Type	number
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Validation rules > Min lines

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pattern

A regular expression (regex), without forward slashes around the pattern, to validate input if patternType is regex.

Type	string
Format	Regular Expression
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Interaction > Validation rules > Regex
Default	null

Examples

^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$

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patternType

The pattern with which to validate the input.

Type	string
Format	Plain Text
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector
Allowed Values	Value Description email Email address. regex Regular expression statement. url URL.
Default	null

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placeholder

The text to display within the input field when there is no value.

Type	string
Format	string
Mutability	Control Usage Retool UI Inspector > Content > Placeholder
Default	Enter a value

Examples

Enter a value

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value

The value.

Type	string | number | boolean | object | array
Mutability	Read-only

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Events

Events triggered by user interactions. You can configure event handlers in the IDE to trigger queries or other actions in response to events.

Event	Description