The Text mobile component

A content area to display text.

Text

Settings

Text includes the following configurable options when building apps in the IDE.

Content	Value
Appearance	HiddenShow on desktopShow on mobileMaintain space when hiddenMarginAlways show in edit modeSizeStylesWidth

Properties

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

hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.

id

string

The name.

isHiddenOnDesktop

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the desktop layout.

isHiddenOnMobile

boolean

Whether the component is visible in the mobile layout.

maintainSpaceWhenHidden

boolean

Whether the component takes up space on the canvas if hidden is true.

margin

enum

The amount of margin to render outside.

Values

4px 8px	Normal margin.
0	No margin.

markdown

pluginType

string

The plugin type.

showInEditor

boolean

Whether to remain visible in the editor if hidden is true.

size

enum

The size.

Values

default	The default size.
small	The smallest size.

style

object

Custom style options in use. Not all style options may be available for all components.

textAlign

enum

The alignment of the text within the input field.

value

string

The value.

weight

width

number

The width.

Methods

JavaScript API methods for interacting with Text. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool and use methods to manipulate data and property values.

clearValue

Clear the current values.

text.clearValue()

resetValue

Reset the current value to the default value.

text.resetValue()

setHidden

Set the hidden value to toggle whether the component is visible. Defaults to true without a parameter.

text.setHidden(hidden)

Parameters

hidden

boolean

Whether the component is visible.

setValue

Set the current value.

text.setValue(value)

Parameters

value

string

The value.