Text area - TextArea

Multiline text input field.

✅ When to use:

• The entered data consists of several sentences or a longer description (e.g. opinion, justification).

❌ When not to use:

• The data fits on one line. Use: TextField.

Component properties

Eximee Designer property	Attribute name in the Source	Description
Character counter (section Data quality)	characterCounter	If set to "true", a counter showing how many characters have been entered will be displayed under the component. If the field also has a value set in the field Maximum number of characters, information about the possible maximum number of characters that can be entered will also appear under the component. The appearance of validation errors hides the counter. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
Maximum number of characters	maxLength	Maximum number of characters possible to enter in the field
Message displayed when the maximum number of characters is exceeded (section Data quality)	maxLengthWarning	Message displayed after exceeding the maximum number of characters
Maximum number of lines (section Data quality)	maxLines	Maximum number of lines
Minimum number of characters (section Data quality)	minLength	Minimum number of characters
Text area height (px) (section Data quality)	inputHeight	Allows changing the height of the text area (in pixels). The default height of the component is 75px. The component does not automatically increase its height after entering more text - once the available space is exceeded, a scroll bar appears on the right side of the field, allowing the content to be viewed. Availability of functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
Formatting	formatter	The name of the formatter used for the field. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.
Real-time formatting	formatterRealTime	Specifies whether formatting should occur after pressing a key on the keyboard, or only after leaving the field. Availability of the functionality depends on the license and may not be available in all deployments.

More information about component properties: Common component properties

Figure 1. Appearance of the component in the application with a specified maximum and minimum number of characters.

Figure 2. Appearance of the inactive component in the application.

Demo application: demoKomponentyTekstowe and demoTekstowe