TextArea

The TextArea is similar to TextField, but here several lines can be edited as well as styled text support.

TextAreaComponent textAreaComponent = new TextAreaComponent();
textAreaComponent.text(termString);
textAreaComponent.width(80);
textAreaComponent.height(6);
textAreaComponent.attachScrollBar(Axis.VERTICAL);

Methods

Method	Description
`boolean editable()`	Returns true if the textarea is editable
`void editable(boolean)`	Sets the editable option
`CursorType cursorType()`	Returns the cursor type
`void cursorType(CursorType)`	Sets the cursor type
`ScrollBar attachScrollBar(Axis)`	Create scrollbar and return it
`void detachScrollBar(Axis)`	Remove scrollbar
`void updateScrollBar()`	Updates the scrollbar if present
`int cursorChar()`	Returns the cursor of character in current line
`int cursorLine()`	Returns the line cursor
`void text(TermString)`	Sets the text value
`TermString text()`	Returns the text value
`List<TermString> viewLines()`	Returns the currently displayed lines

Events

Event	Description
TextChangedEvent	Event on change of text

Last modified: 01 Juni 2025