# textarea

>  **NOTE**
>
>  This component is supported since API version 4. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

The **\<textarea>** component provides a text box to receive multi-line text input.


## Required Permissions

None


## Child Components

Not supported


## Attributes

In addition to the [universal attributes](../arkui-js/js-components-common-attributes.md), the following attributes are supported.

| Name                              | Type                     | Default Value  | Mandatory  | Description                                      |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ----- | ---- | ---------------------------------------- |
| placeholder                      | string                  | -     | No   | Content of the hint text.                           |
| maxlength                        | number                  | -     | No   | Maximum number of characters that can be entered in the multi-line text box.                        |
| headericon                       | string                  | -     | No   | Icon displayed before text input. This icon does not support click events. The supported icon formats are JPG, PNG, and SVG.|
| extend                           | boolean                 | false | No   | Whether a text box can be extended. If the value of this attribute is set to **true**, the height of the text box can adapt to the text.      |
| value<sup>5+</sup>               | string                  | -     | No   | Content in a multi-line text box.                               |
| showcounter<sup>5+</sup>         | boolean                 | false | No   | Whether to display the character counter for the text box. This attribute takes effect only when **maxlength** is set.      |
| menuoptions<sup>5+</sup>         | Array&lt;MenuOption&gt; | -     | No   | Menu options displayed after users click the **More** button.                 |
| autofocus<sup>6+</sup>           | boolean                 | false | No   | Whether to automatically obtain focus.                                 |
| selectedstart<sup>6+</sup>       | number                  | -1    | No   | Start position for text selection.                          |
| selectedend<sup>6+</sup>         | number                  | -1    | No   | End position for text selection.                          |
| softkeyboardenabled<sup>6+</sup> | boolean                 | true  | No   | Whether to display the soft keyboard during editing.                           |

**Table 1** MenuOption<sup>5+</sup>

| Name     | Type    | Description         |
| ------- | ------ | ----------- |
| icon    | string | Path of the icon for a menu option.|
| content | string | Text content of a menu option.|


## Styles

In addition to the [universal styles](../arkui-js/js-components-common-styles.md), the following styles are supported.

| Name                      | Type                        | Default Value       | Mandatory  | Description                                      |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------- | ---------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------- |
| color                    | &lt;color&gt;              | \#e6000000 | No   | Text color of the multi-line text box.                             |
| font-size                | &lt;length&gt;             | 16px       | No   | Font size of the multi-line text box.                             |
| allow-scale              | boolean                    | true       | No   | Whether the font size changes with the system's font size settings.<br>If the **config-changes** tag of **fontSize** is configured for abilities in the **config.json** file, the setting takes effect without application restart.|
| placeholder-color        | &lt;color&gt;              | \#99000000 | No   | Color of the hint text in the multi-line text box. This attribute is available when the component type is set to one of the following: text\|email\|date\|time\|number\|password. |
| font-weight              | number \| string | normal     | No   | Font weight. For details, see **font-weight** of the [**\<text>**](../arkui-js/js-components-basic-text.md#styles) component.|
| font-family              | string                     | sans-serif | No   | Font family, in which fonts are separated by commas (,). Each font is set using a font name or font family name. The first font in the family or the specified [custom font](../arkui-js/js-components-common-customizing-font.md) is used for the text.|
| caret-color<sup>6+</sup> | &lt;color&gt;              | -          | No   | Color of the caret.                              |


## Events

In addition to the [universal events](../arkui-js/js-components-common-events.md), the following events are supported.

| Name                       | Parameter                                      | Description                                      |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| change                    | { text: newText, lines: textLines, height: textHeight } | Triggered when the input content changes. The input content, number of rows, and row height are obtained through the parameters.<br>Since API version 5, if you change the value attribute directly, this event will not be triggered.|
| translate<sup>5+</sup>    | { value: selectedText }   | Triggered when users click the translate button in the menu displayed after they select a text segment. The selected text content is returned.|
| share<sup>5+</sup>        | { value: selectedText }   | Triggered when users click the share button in the menu displayed after they select a text segment. The selected text content is returned.|
| search<sup>5+</sup>       | { value: selectedText }   | Triggered when users click the search button in the menu displayed after they select a text segment. The selected text content is returned.|
| optionselect<sup>5+</sup> | { index:optionIndex, value: selectedText } | Triggered when users click a menu option in the menu displayed after they select a text segment. This event is valid only when the **menuoptions** attribute is set. The option index and selected text content are returned.|
| selectchange<sup>6+</sup> | { start: number, end: number }| Triggered when the text selection changes.                            |


## Methods

The [universal methods](../arkui-js/js-components-common-methods.md) are supported.


## Example

```html
<!-- xxx.hml -->
<textarea id="textarea" class="textarea" extend="true" maxlength="20"
  headericon="/common/navigation_menu1_icon.svg" placeholder="Please input text"
  onchange="change">
</textarea>
```

```css
/* xxx.css */
.textarea {
  placeholder-color: gray;
}
```

```js
// xxx.js
import prompt from '@system.prompt';
export default {
change(e){
  prompt.showToast({
    message: 'value: ' + e.text + ', lines: ' + e.lines + ', height: ' + e.height,
    duration: 3000,
  });
}
}
```

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