The textarea element
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This form control enables free-form data entry and is intended for use in entering multi-line content, e.g., the body of an email message.
This element is usually rendered as an (x)html textarea element.
Example
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<xforms:textarea ref="/mail/messageBody"> <xforms:label>Message </xforms:label> <xforms:hint>Enter the text of your message here</xforms:hint> </xforms:textarea> |
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Attributes
| Name | Required / optional | Description |
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| incremental | optional | When true, this form control will generate additional xforms-value-changed events. The default value is false. |
| Common Attributes | optional | Any attribute from the Common Attributes collection (e.g. id). |
| Single Node Binding Attributes | required | One or more attributes from the Single Node Binding Attributes group (ref, model, bind). |
| UI Common Attributes | optional | Any attribute from the UI Common Attributes group (appearance, class, navindex, accesskey). |
Content
Within an textarea element, the following child elements are allowed:
| Element Name | Required / optional | Description |
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| label | required | Provides a descriptive label for the containing form control |
| help | optional | Provides a help message for the containing form control. |
| hint | optional | Provides a hint message for the containing form control. |
| alert | optional | Provides an alert or error message for the containing form control. |
| Action element(s) | optional | Any element from the Action Elements Collection. |
Specification
Link to the XForms specification: the textarea element.