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Textarea

A Textarea is a form element that allows users to enter text on multiple lines.

Version 10.1.1
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Installation

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yarn add @twilio-paste/textarea - or - yarn add @twilio-paste/core

Usage

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import {TextArea} from '@twilio-paste/core/textarea';
import {Label} from '@twilio-paste/core/label';
import {HelpText} from '@twilio-paste/core/help-text';

const Component = () => (
  <>
    <Label htmlFor="foo" required>
      foo
    </Label>
    <TextArea onChange={() => {}} aria-describedby="foo_text" id="foo" name="foo" placeholder="foo" required />
    <HelpText id="foo_text">Enter some text.</HelpText>
  </>
);

Props

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TextArea

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disabled

Disables the textarea.

Type
boolean

element

Overrides the default element name to apply unique styles with the Customization Provider.

Type
string
Default
TEXTAREA

hasError

Sets the textarea to an error state.

Type
boolean

height

The height of the textarea is strictly controlled by the component

Type
never

id

Sets the id of the textarea. Should match the htmlFor of Label.

Type
string

insertAfter

Ability to insert icon or other element to the left of the textarea.

Type
| string | number | boolean | ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | ReactFragment | ReactPortal

insertBefore

Ability to insert icon or other element to the right of the textarea.

Type
| string | number | boolean | ReactElement<any, string | JSXElementConstructor<any>> | ReactFragment | ReactPortal

name

Sets the name of the textarea.

Type
string

placeholder

Sets the placeholder of the textarea.

Type
string

readOnly

Sets the input to readonly.

Type
boolean

required

Sets the input as required.

Type
boolean

resize

Sets the resize property of the textarea. We only support vertical resizing.

Type
"none" | "vertical"
Default
none

size

The size of the textarea is strictly controlled by the component

Type
never

variant

Choose between default or inverse styles for the textarea.

Type
TextAreaVariants
Default
default

width

The width of the textarea is strictly controlled by the component

Type
never