TextArea (Codename One API)

java.lang.Object
- com.codename1.ui.Component
- - com.codename1.ui.TextArea

All Implemented Interfaces:

Animation, Editable, ActionSource, StyleListener, TextHolder

Direct Known Subclasses:

TextField
```
public class TextArea
extends Component
implements ActionSource, TextHolder
```
An optionally multi-line editable region that can display text and allow a user to edit it. By default the text area will grow based on its content.
TextArea is useful both for text input and for displaying multi-line data, it is used internally by components such as SpanLabel & SpanButton.

TextArea & TextField are very similar, we discuss the main differences between the two here. In fact they are so similar that our sample code below was written for TextField but should be interchangeable with TextArea.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field and Description
`static int`	`ANY` Allows any type of input into a text field, if a constraint is not supported by an underlying implementation this will be the default.
`static int`	`DECIMAL` The user is allowed to enter numeric values with optional decimal fractions, for example "-123", "0.123", or ".5".
`static int`	`EMAILADDR` The user is allowed to enter an e-mail address.
`static int`	`INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE` This flag is a hint to the implementation that during text editing, the initial letter of each sentence should be capitalized.
`static int`	`INITIAL_CAPS_WORD` This flag is a hint to the implementation that during text editing, the initial letter of each word should be capitalized.
`static int`	`NON_PREDICTIVE` Indicates that the text entered does not consist of words that are likely to be found in dictionaries typically used by predictive input schemes.
`static int`	`NUMERIC` The user is allowed to enter only an integer value.
`static int`	`PASSWORD` Indicates that the text entered is confidential data that should be obscured whenever possible.
`static int`	`PHONENUMBER` The user is allowed to enter a phone number.
`static int`	`SENSITIVE` Indicates that the text entered is sensitive data that the implementation must never store into a dictionary or table for use in predictive, auto-completing, or other accelerated input schemes.
`static int`	`UNEDITABLE` Indicates that editing is currently disallowed.
`static int`	`UPPERCASE` This flag is a hint to the implementation that the text in this field should be upper case
`static int`	`URL` The user is allowed to enter a URL.
`static int`	`USERNAME` This flag is a hint to the implementation that this field contains a username.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`TextArea()` Creates an empty text area, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
`TextArea(int rows, int columns)` Creates an area with the given rows and columns
`TextArea(int rows, int columns, int constraint)` Creates an area with the given rows, columns and constraint
`TextArea(String text)` Creates an area with the given text, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
`TextArea(String text, int maxSize)` Creates an area with the given text and maximum size, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
`TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns)` Creates an area with the given text, rows and columns
`TextArea(String text, int rows, int columns, int constraint)` Creates an area with the given text, rows, columns and constraint

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`addActionListener(ActionListener a)` Add an action listener which is invoked when the text area was modified not during modification.
`void`	`addCloseListener(ActionListener l)` Adds a listener to be called with this TextArea is "closed".
`void`	`addDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener d)` Adds a listener for data change events it will be invoked for every change made to the text field, notice most platforms will invoke only the DataChangedListener.CHANGED event
`void`	`addDataChangeListener(DataChangedListener d)` Deprecated. use #addDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener) instead
`static void`	`autoDetectWidestChar(String s)` Searches the given string for the widest character using char width, this operation should only be performed once and it solves cases where a devices language might have a char bigger than 'W' that isn't consistently bigger.
`void`	`bindProperty(String prop, BindTarget target)` Binds the given property name to the given bind target
`protected Dimension`	`calcPreferredSize()` Calculates the preferred size based on component content.
`protected Dimension`	`calcScrollSize()` Method that can be overriden to represent the actual size of the component when it differs from the desireable size for the viewport
`protected TextSelection.Spans`	`calculateTextSelectionSpan(TextSelection sel)` Calculates the spans for the the given text selection.
`protected void`	`deinitialize()` Invoked to indicate that the component initialization is being reversed since the component was detached from the container hierarchy.
`protected void`	`fireClicked()` When working in 3 softbutton mode "fire" key (center softbutton) is sent to this method in order to allow 3 button devices to work properly.
`void`	`fireDataChanged(int type, int index)` Alert the TextField listeners the text has been changed on the TextField
`void`	`fireDoneEvent()` Fire the done event to done listener
`int`	`getAbsoluteAlignment()` Deprecated. this method is redundant and no longer used
`int`	`getActualRows()` Returns the number of actual rows in the text area taking into consideration growsByContent
`int`	`getAlignment()` Deprecated. use Style.getAlignment instead
`double`	`getAsDouble(double invalid)` Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
`int`	`getAsInt(int invalid)` Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
`long`	`getAsLong(long invalid)` Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
`String[]`	`getBindablePropertyNames()` Returns the names of the properties within this component that can be bound for persistence, the order of these names mean that the first one will be the first bound
`Class[]`	`getBindablePropertyTypes()` Returns the types of the properties that are bindable within this component
`Object`	`getBoundPropertyValue(String prop)` Allows the binding code to extract the value of the property
`int`	`getColumns()` Returns the number of columns in the text area
`int`	`getConstraint()` Returns the editing constraint value
`int`	`getCursorPosition()` Returns the position of the cursor char position
`int`	`getCursorX()` Returns the position of the cursor char position in the current line.
`int`	`getCursorY()` Returns the position of the cursor line position
`static int`	`getDefaultValign()` Indicates the default vertical alignment for a text field, only applies to single line text fields
`ActionListener`	`getDoneListener()` Gets the done listener of this TextField.
`int`	`getGrowLimit()` Indicates the maximum number of rows in a text area after it has grown, -1 indicates no limit
`String`	`getHint()` Returns the hint text
`Image`	`getHintIcon()` Returns the hint icon
`Label`	`getHintLabel()` Returns the hint label component that can be customized directly
`String`	`getInputMode()` Returns the currently selected input mode
`String[]`	`getInputModeOrder()` Returns the order in which input modes are toggled
`int`	`getLines()` Returns the number of text lines in the TextArea
`int`	`getLinesToScroll()` Indicates the number of lines to scroll with every scroll operation
`int`	`getMaxSize()` Returns the maximum size for the text area
`int`	`getPreferredTabIndex()` Gets the preferred tab index of this component.
`int`	`getRows()` Returns the number of rows in the text area
`int`	`getRowsGap()` Gets the num of pixels gap between the rows
`Style`	`getStyle()` Returns the current Component Style allowing code to draw the current component, you should normally use getUnselected/Pressed/DisabledStyle() and not this method since it will return different values based on component state.
`String`	`getText()` Returns the text in the text area
`String`	`getTextAt(int line)` Returns the text in the given row of the text box
`TextSelection.TextSelectionSupport`	`getTextSelectionSupport()` Returns text selection support object for this component.
`String`	`getUnsupportedChars()` Unsupported characters is a string that contains characters that cause issues when rendering on some problematic fonts.
`int`	`getVerticalAlignment()` Returns the vertical alignment of the text field, this only applies to single line text field
`static char`	`getWidestChar()` Indicates the widest character in the alphabet, this is useful for detecting linebreaks internally.
`protected void`	`initComponent()` Allows subclasses to bind functionality that relies on fully initialized and "ready for action" component state
`protected void`	`initLaf(UIManager uim)` This method initializes the Component defaults constants
`boolean`	`isActAsLabel()` This flag indicates that the text area should try to act as a label and try to fix more accurately within it's bounds this might make it slower as a result
`static boolean`	`isAutoDegradeMaxSize()` Indicates whether a high value for default maxSize will be reduced to a lower value if the underlying platform throws an exception.
`boolean`	`isEditable()` Returns true if this area is editable
`boolean`	`isEditing()` Indicates whether we are currently editing this text area
`boolean`	`isEnableInputScroll()` Indicates whether text field input should scroll to the right side when no more room for the input is present.
`boolean`	`isEndsWith3Points()` If the TextArea text is too long to fit the text to the widget this will add "..." at the last displayable row.
`protected boolean`	`isEnterKey(int keyCode)` Indicates the enter key to be used for editing the text area and by the text field
`boolean`	`isGrowByContent()` Indicates that the text area should "grow" in height based on the content beyond the limits indicate by the rows variable
`boolean`	`isPendingCommit()` Returns true if the text field is waiting for a commit on editing
`boolean`	`isQwertyInput()` True is this is a qwerty device or a device that is currently in qwerty mode.
`boolean`	`isScrollableY()` Indicates whether the component should/could scroll on the Y axis
`protected boolean`	`isSelectableInteraction()` This method allows a component to indicate that it is interested in an "implicit" select command to appear in the "fire" button when 3 softbuttons are defined in a device.
`boolean`	`isSingleLineTextArea()` Indicates whether this is a single line text area, in which case "growing" won't work as expected.
`boolean`	`isTextSelectionEnabled()` Returns true if text selection is enabled on this label.
`static boolean`	`isUseStringWidth()` By default text area uses charWidth since its much faster on some devices than string width.
`void`	`keyPressed(int keyCode)` If this Component is focused, the key pressed event will call this method
`void`	`keyReleased(int keyCode)` If this Component is focused, the key released event will call this method
`void`	`paint(Graphics g)` This method paints the Component on the screen, it should be overriden by subclasses to perform custom drawing or invoke the UI API's to let the PLAF perform the rendering.
`void`	`pointerHover(int[] x, int[] y)` Invoked for devices where the pointer can hover without actually clicking the display.
`void`	`pointerHoverReleased(int[] x, int[] y)` Invoked for devices where the pointer can hover without actually clicking the display.
`void`	`pointerReleased(int x, int y)` If this Component is focused, the pointer released event will call this method
`protected char[]`	`preprocess(String text)` Override this to modify the text for rendering in cases of invalid characters for display, this method allows the developer to replace such characters e.g.: replace "\\t" with 4 spaces
`void`	`registerAsInputDevice()` Deprecated. Don't call this method directly, unless you really know what you're doing. It is used primarily by implementation APIs.
`void`	`removeActionListener(ActionListener a)` Removes an action listener
`void`	`removeCloseListener(ActionListener l)` Removes close listener.
`void`	`removeDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener d)` Removes the listener for data change events
`void`	`removeDataChangeListener(DataChangedListener d)` Deprecated. use #removeDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener) instead
`void`	`setActAsLabel(boolean actAsLabel)` This flag indicates that the text area should try to act as a label and try to fix more accurately within it's bounds this might make it slower as a result
`void`	`setAlignment(int align)` Deprecated. use Style.setAlignment instead
`static void`	`setAutoDegradeMaxSize(boolean value)` Indicates whether a high value for default maxSize will be reduced to a lower value if the underlying platform throws an exception.
`void`	`setBoundPropertyValue(String prop, Object value)` Sets the value of a bound property within this component, notice that this method MUST NOT fire the property change event when invoked to prevent recursion!
`void`	`setColumns(int columns)` Sets the number of columns in the text area
`void`	`setConstraint(int constraint)` Sets the constraint which provides a hint to the virtual keyboard input, notice this doesn't limit input type in any way!
`static void`	`setDefaultMaxSize(int value)` Sets the default limit for the native text box size
`static void`	`setDefaultValign(int aDefaultValign)` Indicates the default vertical alignment for a text field, only applies to single line text fields
`void`	`setDoneListener(ActionListener l)` Sets a Done listener on the TextField - notice this listener will be called only on supported platforms that supports done action on the keyboard
`void`	`setEditable(boolean b)` Sets this text area to be editable or readonly
`void`	`setEndsWith3Points(boolean endsWith3Points)` If the TextArea text is too long to fit the text to the widget this will add "..." at the last displayable row.
`void`	`setGrowByContent(boolean growByContent)` Indicates that the text area should "grow" in height based on the content beyond the limits indicate by the rows variable
`void`	`setGrowLimit(int growLimit)` Indicates the maximum number of rows in a text area after it has grown, -1 indicates no limit
`void`	`setHint(String hint)` Sets the TextArea hint text, the hint text is displayed on the TextArea When there is no text in the TextArea
`void`	`setHint(String hint, Image icon)` Sets the TextArea hint text and Icon, the hint text and icon are displayed on the TextArea when there is no text in the TextArea
`void`	`setHintIcon(Image icon)` Sets the TextArea hint icon, the hint is displayed on the TextArea When there is no text in the TextArea
`void`	`setLinesToScroll(int linesToScroll)` Indicates the number of lines to scroll with every scroll operation
`void`	`setMaxSize(int maxSize)` Sets the maximum size of the text area
`void`	`setRows(int rows)` Sets the number of rows in the text area
`void`	`setRowsGap(int rowsGap)` The gap in pixels between rows
`void`	`setSingleLineTextArea(boolean singleLineTextArea)` Indicates whether this is a single line text area, in which case "growing" won't work as expected.
`void`	`setText(String t)` Sets the text within this text area
`void`	`setTextSelectionEnabled(boolean enabled)` Enables text selection on this TextArea.
`void`	`setUnsupportedChars(String unsupportedChars)` Unsupported characters is a string that contains characters that cause issues when rendering on some problematic fonts.
`static void`	`setUseStringWidth(boolean aUseStringWidth)` By default text area uses charWidth since its much faster on some devices than string width.
`void`	`setVerticalAlignment(int valign)` Sets the vertical alignment of the text field to one of: CENTER, TOP, BOTTOM only applies to single line text field
`static void`	`setWidestChar(char widestC)` Indicates the widest character in the alphabet, this is useful for detecting linebreaks internally.
`void`	`setWidth(int width)` Sets the Component width, this method is exposed for the purpose of external layout managers and should not be invoked directly. If a user wishes to affect the component size, setPreferredSize should be used.
`protected boolean`	`shouldRenderComponentSelection()` Special case for text components, if they are editing they should always render the selected state A component can indicate whether it is interested in rendering it's selection explicitly, this defaults to true in non-touch UI's and false in touch UI's except for the case where a user clicks the screen.
`void`	`startEditing()` Launches the text field editing, notice that calling this in a callSerially is generally considered good practice
`void`	`startEditingAsync()` Launches the text field editing in a callserially call
`void`	`stopEditing()` Stops text editing of this field if it is being edited
`void`	`stopEditing(Runnable onFinish)` Stops text editing of this field if it is being edited
`void`	`unbindProperty(String prop, BindTarget target)` Removes a bind target from the given property name

Methods inherited from class com.codename1.ui.Component
addDragFinishedListener, addDragOverListener, addDropListener, addFocusListener, addLongPressListener, addPointerDraggedListener, addPointerPressedListener, addPointerReleasedListener, addPullToRefresh, addScrollListener, addStateChangeListener, animate, blocksSideSwipe, cancelRepaints, clearClientProperties, contains, containsOrOwns, createStyleAnimation, deinitializeCustomStyle, dragEnter, dragExit, dragFinished, draggingOver, dragInitiated, drawDraggedImage, drop, focusGained, focusLost, getAbsoluteX, getAbsoluteY, getAllStyles, getAnimationManager, getBaseline, getBaselineResizeBehavior, getBorder, getBottomGap, getBounds, getBounds, getClientProperty, getCloudBoundProperty, getCloudDestinationProperty, getComponentForm, getComponentState, getCursor, getDefaultDragTransparency, getDirtyRegion, getDisabledStyle, getDraggedx, getDraggedy, getDragImage, getDragRegionStatus, getDragSpeed, getDragTransparency, getEditingDelegate, getGridPosX, getGridPosY, getHeight, getInlineAllStyles, getInlineDisabledStyles, getInlinePressedStyles, getInlineSelectedStyles, getInlineStylesTheme, getInlineUnselectedStyles, getInnerHeight, getInnerPreferredH, getInnerPreferredW, getInnerWidth, getInnerX, getInnerY, getLabelForComponent, getName, getNativeOverlay, getNextFocusDown, getNextFocusLeft, getNextFocusRight, getNextFocusUp, getOuterHeight, getOuterPreferredH, getOuterPreferredW, getOuterWidth, getOuterX, getOuterY, getOwner, getParent, getPreferredH, getPreferredSize, getPreferredSizeStr, getPreferredW, getPressedStyle, getPropertyNames, getPropertyTypeNames, getPropertyTypes, getPropertyValue, getSameHeight, getSameWidth, getScrollable, getScrollAnimationSpeed, getScrollDimension, getScrollOpacity, getScrollOpacityChangeSpeed, getScrollX, getScrollY, getSelectCommandText, getSelectedRect, getSelectedStyle, getSideGap, getTabIndex, getTensileLength, getTooltip, getUIID, getUIManager, getUnselectedStyle, getVisibleBounds, getVisibleBounds, getWidth, getX, getY, growShrink, handlesInput, hasFixedPreferredSize, hasFocus, hideNativeOverlay, initCustomStyle, initDisabledStyle, initPressedStyle, initSelectedStyle, initUnselectedStyle, installDefaultPainter, isAlwaysTensile, isBlockLead, isCellRenderer, isChildOf, isDragActivated, isDragAndDropOperation, isDraggable, isDragRegion, isDropTarget, isEnabled, isFlatten, isFocusable, isGrabsPointerEvents, isHidden, isHidden, isHideInLandscape, isHideInPortrait, isIgnorePointerEvents, isInClippingRegion, isInitialized, isOpaque, isOwnedBy, isPinchBlocksDragAndDrop, isRippleEffect, isRTL, isScrollable, isScrollableX, isScrollVisible, isSetCursorSupported, isSmoothScrolling, isSnapToGrid, isStickyDrag, isTactileTouch, isTactileTouch, isTensileDragEnabled, isTraversable, isVisible, keyRepeated, laidOut, longKeyPress, longPointerPress, onScrollX, onScrollY, paintBackground, paintBackgrounds, paintBorder, paintBorderBackground, paintComponent, paintComponent, paintIntersectingComponentsAbove, paintLock, paintLockRelease, paintRippleOverlay, paintScrollbars, paintScrollbarX, paintScrollbarY, paintShadows, paramString, parsePreferredSize, pinch, pinch, pinchReleased, pointerDragged, pointerDragged, pointerHoverPressed, pointerPressed, pointerPressed, pointerReleased, putClientProperty, refreshTheme, refreshTheme, refreshTheme, remove, removeDragFinishedListener, removeDragOverListener, removeDropListener, removeFocusListener, removeLongPressListener, removePointerDraggedListener, removePointerPressedListener, removePointerReleasedListener, removeScrollListener, removeStateChangeListener, repaint, repaint, requestFocus, resetFocusable, respondsToPointerEvents, scrollRectToVisible, scrollRectToVisible, setAlwaysTensile, setBlockLead, setCellRenderer, setCloudBoundProperty, setCloudDestinationProperty, setComponentState, setCursor, setDefaultDragTransparency, setDirtyRegion, setDisabledStyle, setDraggable, setDragTransparency, setDropTarget, setEditingDelegate, setEnabled, setFlatten, setFocus, setFocusable, setGrabsPointerEvents, setHandlesInput, setHeight, setHidden, setHidden, setHideInLandscape, setHideInPortrait, setIgnorePointerEvents, setInitialized, setInlineAllStyles, setInlineDisabledStyles, setInlinePressedStyles, setInlineSelectedStyles, setInlineStylesTheme, setInlineUnselectedStyles, setIsScrollVisible, setLabelForComponent, setName, setNextFocusDown, setNextFocusLeft, setNextFocusRight, setNextFocusUp, setOpaque, setOwner, setPinchBlocksDragAndDrop, setPreferredH, setPreferredSize, setPreferredSizeStr, setPreferredTabIndex, setPreferredW, setPressedStyle, setPropertyValue, setRippleEffect, setRTL, setSameHeight, setSameSize, setSameWidth, setScrollAnimationSpeed, setScrollOpacityChangeSpeed, setScrollSize, setScrollVisible, setScrollX, setScrollY, setSelectCommandText, setSelectedStyle, setShouldCalcPreferredSize, setSize, setSmoothScrolling, setSnapToGrid, setTabIndex, setTactileTouch, setTensileDragEnabled, setTensileLength, setTooltip, setTraversable, setUIID, setUIID, setUnselectedStyle, setVisible, setX, setY, shouldBlockSideSwipe, shouldBlockSideSwipeLeft, shouldBlockSideSwipeRight, showNativeOverlay, stripMarginAndPadding, styleChanged, toImage, toString, updateNativeOverlay, visibleBoundsContains

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - ANY
```
public static final int ANY
```
    Allows any type of input into a text field, if a constraint is not supported by an underlying implementation this will be the default.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - EMAILADDR
```
public static final int EMAILADDR
```
    The user is allowed to enter an e-mail address.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NUMERIC
```
public static final int NUMERIC
```
    The user is allowed to enter only an integer value.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PHONENUMBER
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public static final int PHONENUMBER
```
    The user is allowed to enter a phone number.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - URL
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public static final int URL
```
    The user is allowed to enter a URL.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - DECIMAL
```
public static final int DECIMAL
```
    The user is allowed to enter numeric values with optional decimal fractions, for example "-123", "0.123", or ".5".
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - PASSWORD
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public static final int PASSWORD
```
    Indicates that the text entered is confidential data that should be obscured whenever possible.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UNEDITABLE
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public static final int UNEDITABLE
```
    Indicates that editing is currently disallowed.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - SENSITIVE
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public static final int SENSITIVE
```
    Indicates that the text entered is sensitive data that the implementation must never store into a dictionary or table for use in predictive, auto-completing, or other accelerated input schemes.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - NON_PREDICTIVE
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public static final int NON_PREDICTIVE
```
    Indicates that the text entered does not consist of words that are likely to be found in dictionaries typically used by predictive input schemes.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - INITIAL_CAPS_WORD
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public static final int INITIAL_CAPS_WORD
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    This flag is a hint to the implementation that during text editing, the initial letter of each word should be capitalized.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE
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public static final int INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE
```
    This flag is a hint to the implementation that during text editing, the initial letter of each sentence should be capitalized.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - USERNAME
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public static final int USERNAME
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    This flag is a hint to the implementation that this field contains a username.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - UPPERCASE
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public static final int UPPERCASE
```
    This flag is a hint to the implementation that the text in this field should be upper case
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Constructor Detail
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(int rows,
                int columns)
```
    Creates an area with the given rows and columns
    
    Parameters:
    
    rows - the number of rows
    
    columns - - the number of columns
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if rows <= 0 or columns <= 1
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(int rows,
                int columns,
                int constraint)
```
    Creates an area with the given rows, columns and constraint
    
    Parameters:
    
    rows - the number of rows
    
    columns - - the number of columns
    
    constraint - one of ANY, EMAILADDR, NUMERIC, PHONENUMBER, URL, DECIMAL it can be bitwised or'd with one of PASSWORD, UNEDITABLE, SENSITIVE, NON_PREDICTIVE, INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE, INITIAL_CAPS_WORD. E.g. ANY | PASSWORD.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if rows <= 0 or columns <= 1
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(String text,
                int rows,
                int columns)
```
    Creates an area with the given text, rows and columns
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text to be displayed; if text is null, the empty string "" will be displayed
    
    rows - the number of rows
    
    columns - - the number of columns
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if rows <= 0 or columns <= 1
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(String text,
                int rows,
                int columns,
                int constraint)
```
    Creates an area with the given text, rows, columns and constraint
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text to be displayed; if text is null, the empty string "" will be displayed
    
    rows - the number of rows
    
    columns - - the number of columns
    
    constraint - one of ANY, EMAILADDR, NUMERIC, PHONENUMBER, URL, DECIMAL it can be bitwised or'd with one of PASSWORD, UNEDITABLE, SENSITIVE, NON_PREDICTIVE, INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE, INITIAL_CAPS_WORD. E.g. ANY | PASSWORD.
    
    Throws:
    
    IllegalArgumentException - if rows <= 0 or columns <= 1
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(String text,
                int maxSize)
```
    Creates an area with the given text and maximum size, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text to be displayed; if text is null, the empty string "" will be displayed
    
    maxSize - text area maximum size
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea(String text)
```
    Creates an area with the given text, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text to be displayed; if text is null, the empty string "" will be displayed
  - TextArea
```
public TextArea()
```
    Creates an empty text area, this constructor will create a single line text area similar to a text field!
- Method Detail
  - getDefaultValign
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public static int getDefaultValign()
```
    Indicates the default vertical alignment for a text field, only applies to single line text fields
    
    Returns:
    
    the defaultValign
  - setDefaultValign
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public static void setDefaultValign(int aDefaultValign)
```
    Indicates the default vertical alignment for a text field, only applies to single line text fields
    
    Parameters:
    
    aDefaultValign - the defaultValign to set
  - initComponent
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protected void initComponent()
```
    Description copied from class: Component
    
    Allows subclasses to bind functionality that relies on fully initialized and "ready for action" component state
    
    Overrides:
    
    initComponent in class Component
  - deinitialize
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protected void deinitialize()
```
    Description copied from class: Component
    
    Invoked to indicate that the component initialization is being reversed since the component was detached from the container hierarchy. This allows the component to deregister animators and cleanup after itself. This method is the opposite of the initComponent() method.
    
    Overrides:
    
    deinitialize in class Component
  - initLaf
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protected void initLaf(UIManager uim)
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    This method initializes the Component defaults constants
    
    Overrides:
    
    initLaf in class Component
  - setConstraint
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public void setConstraint(int constraint)
```
    Sets the constraint which provides a hint to the virtual keyboard input, notice this doesn't limit input type in any way!
    
    Parameters:
    
    constraint - one of ANY, EMAILADDR, NUMERIC, PHONENUMBER, URL, DECIMAL it can be bitwised or'd with one of PASSWORD, UNEDITABLE, SENSITIVE, NON_PREDICTIVE, INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE, INITIAL_CAPS_WORD. E.g. ANY | PASSWORD.
  - getConstraint
```
public int getConstraint()
```
    Returns the editing constraint value
    
    Returns:
    
    the editing constraint value
    
    See Also:
    
    setConstraint(int)
  - setWidth
```
public void setWidth(int width)
```
    Sets the Component width, this method is exposed for the purpose of external layout managers and should not be invoked directly.
    If a user wishes to affect the component size, setPreferredSize should be used.
    
    Overrides:
    
    setWidth in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    width - the width of the component
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.setPreferredSize(com.codename1.ui.geom.Dimension)
  - setText
```
public void setText(String t)
```
    Sets the text within this text area
    
    Specified by:
    
    setText in interface TextHolder
    
    Parameters:
    
    t - new value for the text area
  - getText
```
public String getText()
```
    Returns the text in the text area
    
    Specified by:
    
    getText in interface TextHolder
    
    Returns:
    
    the text in the text area
  - getAsInt
```
public int getAsInt(int invalid)
```
    Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
    
    Parameters:
    
    invalid - in case the text isn't an integer this number will be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    the int value of the text field
  - getAsLong
```
public long getAsLong(long invalid)
```
    Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
    
    Parameters:
    
    invalid - in case the text isn't a long this number will be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    the long value of the text field
  - getAsDouble
```
public double getAsDouble(double invalid)
```
    Convenience method for numeric text fields, returns the value as a number or invalid if the value in the text field isn't a number
    
    Parameters:
    
    invalid - in case the text isn't an double this number will be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    the double value of the text field
  - isEditable
```
public boolean isEditable()
```
    Returns true if this area is editable
    
    Specified by:
    
    isEditable in interface Editable
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEditable in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this area is editable
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.getEditingDelegate(), Component.setEditingDelegate(com.codename1.ui.Editable), Component.isEditing(), Component.startEditingAsync(), Component.stopEditing(java.lang.Runnable)
  - getPreferredTabIndex
```
public int getPreferredTabIndex()
```
    Description copied from class: Component
    
    Gets the preferred tab index of this component. Tab indices are used to specify the traversal order when tabbing from component to component in a form.
    Tab index meanings work similar to the HTML tabIndex attribute. A tab Index of -1 (the default value) results in the field not being traversable using the keyboard (or using the next/prev buttons in devices' virtual keyboards). A tab index of 0 results in the component's traversal order being dictated by the natural traversal order of the form.
    
    Use Form.getTabIterator(com.codename1.ui.Component) to obtain the complete traversal order for all components in the form.
    
    Best practice is to only explicitly set preferred tabIndex values of 0 if you want the component to be traversable, or -1 if you don't want the component to be traversable. Explicitly setting a positive preferred tab index may result in unexpected results.
    
    How the Preferred Tab Index is Used
    
    When the user tries to "tab" to the next field (or presses the "Next" button on the virtual keyboard), this triggers a call to Form.getTabIterator(com.codename1.ui.Component), crawls the component hierarchy and returns a ListIterator of all of the traversable fields in the form in the order they should be traversed. This order is determined by the layout managers on the form. The core layout managers define sensible traversal orders by default. If you have a custom layout manager, you can override its traversal order by implementing the Layout.overridesTabIndices(com.codename1.ui.Container) and Layout.getChildrenInTraversalOrder(com.codename1.ui.Container) methods.
    
    Overrides:
    
    getPreferredTabIndex in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    the tabbing index
  - setEditable
```
public void setEditable(boolean b)
```
    Sets this text area to be editable or readonly
    
    Parameters:
    
    b - true is text are is editable; otherwise false
  - getMaxSize
```
public int getMaxSize()
```
    Returns the maximum size for the text area
    
    Returns:
    
    the maximum size for the text area
  - setMaxSize
```
public void setMaxSize(int maxSize)
```
    Sets the maximum size of the text area
    
    Parameters:
    
    maxSize - the maximum size of the text area
  - keyPressed
```
public void keyPressed(int keyCode)
```
    If this Component is focused, the key pressed event will call this method
    
    Overrides:
    
    keyPressed in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    keyCode - the key code value to indicate a physical key.
  - fireClicked
```
protected void fireClicked()
```
    When working in 3 softbutton mode "fire" key (center softbutton) is sent to this method in order to allow 3 button devices to work properly. When overriding this method you should also override isSelectableInteraction to indicate that a command is placed appropriately on top of the fire key for 3 soft button phones.
    
    Overrides:
    
    fireClicked in class Component
  - isSelectableInteraction
```
protected boolean isSelectableInteraction()
```
    This method allows a component to indicate that it is interested in an "implicit" select command to appear in the "fire" button when 3 softbuttons are defined in a device.
    
    Overrides:
    
    isSelectableInteraction in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a selectable interaction
  - keyReleased
```
public void keyReleased(int keyCode)
```
    If this Component is focused, the key released event will call this method
    
    Overrides:
    
    keyReleased in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    keyCode - the key code value to indicate a physical key.
  - isScrollableY
```
public boolean isScrollableY()
```
    Indicates whether the component should/could scroll on the Y axis
    
    Overrides:
    
    isScrollableY in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    whether the component is scrollable on the X axis
  - pointerHover
```
public void pointerHover(int[] x,
                         int[] y)
```
    Invoked for devices where the pointer can hover without actually clicking the display. This is true for PC mouse pointer as well as some devices such as the BB storm.
    
    Overrides:
    
    pointerHover in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the pointer x coordinate
    
    y - the pointer y coordinate
  - pointerHoverReleased
```
public void pointerHoverReleased(int[] x,
                                 int[] y)
```
    Invoked for devices where the pointer can hover without actually clicking the display. This is true for PC mouse pointer as well as some devices such as the BB storm.
    
    Overrides:
    
    pointerHoverReleased in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the pointer x coordinate
    
    y - the pointer y coordinate
  - pointerReleased
```
public void pointerReleased(int x,
                            int y)
```
    If this Component is focused, the pointer released event will call this method
    
    Overrides:
    
    pointerReleased in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    x - the pointer x coordinate
    
    y - the pointer y coordinate
  - getColumns
```
public int getColumns()
```
    Returns the number of columns in the text area
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of columns in the text area
  - getActualRows
```
public int getActualRows()
```
    Returns the number of actual rows in the text area taking into consideration growsByContent
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of rows in the text area
  - getRows
```
public int getRows()
```
    Returns the number of rows in the text area
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of rows in the text area
  - setColumns
```
public void setColumns(int columns)
```
    Sets the number of columns in the text area
    
    Parameters:
    
    columns - number of columns
  - setRows
```
public void setRows(int rows)
```
    Sets the number of rows in the text area
    
    Parameters:
    
    rows - number of rows
  - getLines
```
public int getLines()
```
    Returns the number of text lines in the TextArea
    
    Returns:
    
    the number of text lines in the TextArea
  - getTextAt
```
public String getTextAt(int line)
```
    Returns the text in the given row of the text box
    
    Parameters:
    
    line - the line number in the text box
    
    Returns:
    
    the text of the line
  - preprocess
```
protected char[] preprocess(String text)
```
    Override this to modify the text for rendering in cases of invalid characters for display, this method allows the developer to replace such characters e.g.: replace "\\t" with 4 spaces
    
    Parameters:
    
    text - the text to process
    
    Returns:
    
    the given string as a processed char array ready for rendering
  - getRowsGap
```
public int getRowsGap()
```
    Gets the num of pixels gap between the rows
    
    Returns:
    
    the gap between rows in pixels
  - setRowsGap
```
public void setRowsGap(int rowsGap)
```
    The gap in pixels between rows
    
    Parameters:
    
    rowsGap - num of pixels to gap between rows
  - paint
```
public void paint(Graphics g)
```
    This method paints the Component on the screen, it should be overriden by subclasses to perform custom drawing or invoke the UI API's to let the PLAF perform the rendering.
    
    Specified by:
    
    paint in interface Animation
    
    Overrides:
    
    paint in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    g - the component graphics
  - calcPreferredSize
```
protected Dimension calcPreferredSize()
```
    Calculates the preferred size based on component content. This method is invoked lazily by getPreferred size.
    
    Overrides:
    
    calcPreferredSize in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    the calculated preferred size based on component content
  - calcScrollSize
```
protected Dimension calcScrollSize()
```
    Method that can be overriden to represent the actual size of the component when it differs from the desireable size for the viewport
    
    Overrides:
    
    calcScrollSize in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    scroll size, by default this is the same as the preferred size
  - addActionListener
```
public void addActionListener(ActionListener a)
```
    Add an action listener which is invoked when the text area was modified not during modification. A text field might never fire an action event if it is edited in place and the user never leaves the text field!
    
    Specified by:
    
    addActionListener in interface ActionSource
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - actionListener
  - removeActionListener
```
public void removeActionListener(ActionListener a)
```
    Removes an action listener
    
    Specified by:
    
    removeActionListener in interface ActionSource
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - actionListener
  - addCloseListener
```
public void addCloseListener(ActionListener l)
```
    Adds a listener to be called with this TextArea is "closed". I.e. when it is no longer the active virtual input device for the form.
    
    Parameters:
    
    l -
    
    See Also:
    
    Form.setCurrentInputDevice(com.codename1.ui.VirtualInputDevice)
  - removeCloseListener
```
public void removeCloseListener(ActionListener l)
```
    Removes close listener.
    
    Parameters:
    
    l -
    
    See Also:
    
    addCloseListener(com.codename1.ui.events.ActionListener), Form.setCurrentInputDevice(com.codename1.ui.VirtualInputDevice)
  - setDefaultMaxSize
```
public static void setDefaultMaxSize(int value)
```
    Sets the default limit for the native text box size
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - default value for the size of the native text box
  - isGrowByContent
```
public boolean isGrowByContent()
```
    Indicates that the text area should "grow" in height based on the content beyond the limits indicate by the rows variable
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the text component should grow and false otherwise
  - setGrowByContent
```
public void setGrowByContent(boolean growByContent)
```
    Indicates that the text area should "grow" in height based on the content beyond the limits indicate by the rows variable
    
    Parameters:
    
    growByContent - true if the text component should grow and false otherwise
  - setAutoDegradeMaxSize
```
public static void setAutoDegradeMaxSize(boolean value)
```
    Indicates whether a high value for default maxSize will be reduced to a lower value if the underlying platform throws an exception.
    
    Parameters:
    
    value - new value for autoDegradeMaxSize
  - isAutoDegradeMaxSize
```
public static boolean isAutoDegradeMaxSize()
```
    Indicates whether a high value for default maxSize will be reduced to a lower value if the underlying platform throws an exception.
    
    Returns:
    
    value for autoDegradeMaxSize
  - getUnsupportedChars
```
public String getUnsupportedChars()
```
    Unsupported characters is a string that contains characters that cause issues when rendering on some problematic fonts. The rendering engine can thus remove them when drawing.
    
    Returns:
    
    unsupported characters string
  - setUnsupportedChars
```
public void setUnsupportedChars(String unsupportedChars)
```
    Unsupported characters is a string that contains characters that cause issues when rendering on some problematic fonts. The rendering engine can thus remove them when drawing.
    
    Parameters:
    
    unsupportedChars - the unsupported character string
  - getLinesToScroll
```
public int getLinesToScroll()
```
    Indicates the number of lines to scroll with every scroll operation
    
    Returns:
    
    number bigger or equal to 1
  - setLinesToScroll
```
public void setLinesToScroll(int linesToScroll)
```
    Indicates the number of lines to scroll with every scroll operation
    
    Parameters:
    
    linesToScroll - number bigger or equal to 1
  - setWidestChar
```
public static void setWidestChar(char widestC)
```
    Indicates the widest character in the alphabet, this is useful for detecting linebreaks internally. In CJK languages the widest char is different than W hence this functionality is exposed to developers.
    
    Parameters:
    
    widestC - the widest character
  - getWidestChar
```
public static char getWidestChar()
```
    Indicates the widest character in the alphabet, this is useful for detecting linebreaks internally. In CJK languages the widest char is different than W hence this functionality is exposed to developers.
    
    Returns:
    
    the widest character
  - setSingleLineTextArea
```
public void setSingleLineTextArea(boolean singleLineTextArea)
```
    Indicates whether this is a single line text area, in which case "growing" won't work as expected.
    
    Parameters:
    
    singleLineTextArea - set to true to force a single line text
  - isSingleLineTextArea
```
public boolean isSingleLineTextArea()
```
    Indicates whether this is a single line text area, in which case "growing" won't work as expected.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is a single line text area
  - setAlignment
```
public void setAlignment(int align)
```
    Deprecated. use Style.setAlignment instead
    
    Sets the Alignment of the TextArea to one of: CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT
    
    Parameters:
    
    align - alignment value
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.CENTER, Component.LEFT, Component.RIGHT
  - getAlignment
```
public int getAlignment()
```
    Deprecated. use Style.getAlignment instead
    
    Returns the alignment of the TextArea
    
    Returns:
    
    the alignment of the TextArea one of: CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.CENTER, Component.LEFT, Component.RIGHT
  - getAbsoluteAlignment
```
public int getAbsoluteAlignment()
```
    Deprecated. this method is redundant and no longer used
    
    Returns the absolute alignment of the TextArea In RTL LEFT alignment is actually RIGHT, but this method returns the actual alignment
    
    Returns:
    
    the alignment of the TextArea one of: CENTER, LEFT, RIGHT
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.CENTER, Component.LEFT, Component.RIGHT
  - isPendingCommit
```
public boolean isPendingCommit()
```
    Returns true if the text field is waiting for a commit on editing
    
    Returns:
    
    true if a commit is pending
  - getCursorPosition
```
public int getCursorPosition()
```
    Returns the position of the cursor char position
    
    Returns:
    
    the cursor position
  - getCursorY
```
public int getCursorY()
```
    Returns the position of the cursor line position
    
    Returns:
    
    the cursor line position
  - getCursorX
```
public int getCursorX()
```
    Returns the position of the cursor char position in the current line.
    
    Returns:
    
    the cursor char position in the current line
  - isQwertyInput
```
public boolean isQwertyInput()
```
    True is this is a qwerty device or a device that is currently in qwerty mode.
    
    Returns:
    
    currently defaults to false
  - getInputMode
```
public String getInputMode()
```
    Returns the currently selected input mode
    
    Returns:
    
    the display name of the input mode by default the following modes are supported: Abc, ABC, abc, 123
  - getInputModeOrder
```
public String[] getInputModeOrder()
```
    Returns the order in which input modes are toggled
    
    Returns:
    
    the order of the input modes
  - isEnableInputScroll
```
public boolean isEnableInputScroll()
```
    Indicates whether text field input should scroll to the right side when no more room for the input is present.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if scrolling is enabled
  - isEnterKey
```
protected boolean isEnterKey(int keyCode)
```
    Indicates the enter key to be used for editing the text area and by the text field
    
    Parameters:
    
    keyCode - the key tested
  - autoDetectWidestChar
```
public static void autoDetectWidestChar(String s)
```
    Searches the given string for the widest character using char width, this operation should only be performed once and it solves cases where a devices language might have a char bigger than 'W' that isn't consistently bigger. Notice that this method will use the TextArea style font which might differ when switching themes etc.
    
    Parameters:
    
    s - string to search using charWidth
  - isUseStringWidth
```
public static boolean isUseStringWidth()
```
    By default text area uses charWidth since its much faster on some devices than string width. However, with some fonts and especially some languages (such as Arabic, Korean etc.) the width of the string drawn might not equal the summary of the width of the chars. Hence for portability to those languages/fonts this flag must be set to true.
    
    Returns:
    
    the value of useStringWidth
  - setUseStringWidth
```
public static void setUseStringWidth(boolean aUseStringWidth)
```
    By default text area uses charWidth since its much faster on some devices than string width. However, with some fonts and especially some languages (such as Arabic, Korean etc.) the width of the string drawn might not equal the summary of the width of the chars. Hence for portability to those languages/fonts this flag must be set to true.
    
    Parameters:
    
    aUseStringWidth - the new value for useStringWidth
  - setHint
```
public void setHint(String hint)
```
    Sets the TextArea hint text, the hint text is displayed on the TextArea When there is no text in the TextArea
    
    Parameters:
    
    hint - the hint text to display
  - getHint
```
public String getHint()
```
    Returns the hint text
    
    Returns:
    
    the hint text or null
  - setHintIcon
```
public void setHintIcon(Image icon)
```
    Sets the TextArea hint icon, the hint is displayed on the TextArea When there is no text in the TextArea
    
    Parameters:
    
    icon - the icon
  - getHintIcon
```
public Image getHintIcon()
```
    Returns the hint icon
    
    Returns:
    
    the hint icon
  - setHint
```
public void setHint(String hint,
                    Image icon)
```
    Sets the TextArea hint text and Icon, the hint text and icon are displayed on the TextArea when there is no text in the TextArea
    
    Parameters:
    
    hint - the hint text to display
    
    icon - the hint icon to display
  - getHintLabel
```
public Label getHintLabel()
```
    Returns the hint label component that can be customized directly
    
    Returns:
    
    hint label component
  - setVerticalAlignment
```
public void setVerticalAlignment(int valign)
```
    Sets the vertical alignment of the text field to one of: CENTER, TOP, BOTTOM
    only applies to single line text field
    NOTE: If the text area is an editable, multi-line text field, and the platform doesn't support vertical alignment with its native text editor, then getVerticalAlignment() will always return Component.TOP, no matter what value you set here. Currently no platforms support vertical alignment of multiline text areas.
    
    Parameters:
    
    valign - alignment value
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.CENTER, Component.TOP, Component.BOTTOM
  - getVerticalAlignment
```
public int getVerticalAlignment()
```
    Returns the vertical alignment of the text field, this only applies to single line text field
    NOTE: If the text area is an editable, multi-line text field, and the platform doesn't support vertical alignment with its native text editor, then this will always return Component.TOP. Currently no platforms support vertical alignment of multiline text areas.
    
    Returns:
    
    the vertical alignment of the TextField one of: CENTER, TOP, BOTTOM
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.CENTER, Component.TOP, Component.BOTTOM
  - getBindablePropertyNames
```
public String[] getBindablePropertyNames()
```
    Returns the names of the properties within this component that can be bound for persistence, the order of these names mean that the first one will be the first bound
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBindablePropertyNames in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    a string array of property names or null
  - getBindablePropertyTypes
```
public Class[] getBindablePropertyTypes()
```
    Returns the types of the properties that are bindable within this component
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBindablePropertyTypes in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    the class for binding
  - bindProperty
```
public void bindProperty(String prop,
                         BindTarget target)
```
    Binds the given property name to the given bind target
    
    Overrides:
    
    bindProperty in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    prop - the property name
    
    target - the target binder
  - unbindProperty
```
public void unbindProperty(String prop,
                           BindTarget target)
```
    Removes a bind target from the given property name
    
    Overrides:
    
    unbindProperty in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    prop - the property names
    
    target - the target binder
  - getBoundPropertyValue
```
public Object getBoundPropertyValue(String prop)
```
    Allows the binding code to extract the value of the property
    
    Overrides:
    
    getBoundPropertyValue in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    prop - the property
    
    Returns:
    
    the value for the property
  - setBoundPropertyValue
```
public void setBoundPropertyValue(String prop,
                                  Object value)
```
    Sets the value of a bound property within this component, notice that this method MUST NOT fire the property change event when invoked to prevent recursion!
    
    Overrides:
    
    setBoundPropertyValue in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    prop - the property whose value should be set
    
    value - the value
  - getGrowLimit
```
public int getGrowLimit()
```
    Indicates the maximum number of rows in a text area after it has grown, -1 indicates no limit
    
    Returns:
    
    the growLimit
  - setGrowLimit
```
public void setGrowLimit(int growLimit)
```
    Indicates the maximum number of rows in a text area after it has grown, -1 indicates no limit
    
    Parameters:
    
    growLimit - the growLimit to set
  - setEndsWith3Points
```
public void setEndsWith3Points(boolean endsWith3Points)
```
    If the TextArea text is too long to fit the text to the widget this will add "..." at the last displayable row. This flag is only applicable when there is a grow limit on the TextArea. E.g. a TextArea with potentially 10 rows can be displayed in 4 rows where the last row can be truncated and end with 3 points. By default this is set to false
    
    Parameters:
    
    endsWith3Points - true if text should add "..." at the end
  - isEndsWith3Points
```
public boolean isEndsWith3Points()
```
    If the TextArea text is too long to fit the text to the widget this will add "..." at the last displayable row. This flag is only applicable when there is a grow limit on the TextArea. E.g. a TextArea with potentially 10 rows can be displayed in 4 rows where the last row can be truncated and end with 3 points. By default this is set to false
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this TextArea adds "..." when the text is too long
  - registerAsInputDevice
```
public void registerAsInputDevice()
```
    Deprecated. Don't call this method directly, unless you really know what you're doing. It is used primarily by implementation APIs.
    
    Registers this TextArea as the current input device for the current form.
  - startEditing
```
public void startEditing()
```
    Launches the text field editing, notice that calling this in a callSerially is generally considered good practice
  - startEditingAsync
```
public void startEditingAsync()
```
    Launches the text field editing in a callserially call
    
    Specified by:
    
    startEditingAsync in interface Editable
    
    Overrides:
    
    startEditingAsync in class Component
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.stopEditing(java.lang.Runnable), Component.isEditing(), Component.isEditable(), Component.getEditingDelegate(), Component.setEditingDelegate(com.codename1.ui.Editable)
  - isEditing
```
public boolean isEditing()
```
    Indicates whether we are currently editing this text area
    
    Specified by:
    
    isEditing in interface Editable
    
    Overrides:
    
    isEditing in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    true if Display.getInstance().isTextEditing(this)
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.startEditingAsync(), Component.stopEditing(java.lang.Runnable), Component.isEditable(), Component.getEditingDelegate(), Component.setEditingDelegate(com.codename1.ui.Editable)
  - stopEditing
```
public void stopEditing()
```
    Stops text editing of this field if it is being edited
  - stopEditing
```
public void stopEditing(Runnable onFinish)
```
    Stops text editing of this field if it is being edited
    
    Specified by:
    
    stopEditing in interface Editable
    
    Overrides:
    
    stopEditing in class Component
    
    Parameters:
    
    onFinish - invoked when editing stopped
    
    See Also:
    
    Component.startEditingAsync(), Component.isEditing(), Component.isEditable(), Component.getEditingDelegate(), Component.setEditingDelegate(com.codename1.ui.Editable)
  - getStyle
```
public Style getStyle()
```
    Returns the current Component Style allowing code to draw the current component, you should normally use getUnselected/Pressed/DisabledStyle() and not this method since it will return different values based on component state. We override get style here to return the selected style when editing
    
    Overrides:
    
    getStyle in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    the selected style if editing, super.getStyle() otherwise
  - addDataChangedListener
```
public void addDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener d)
```
    Adds a listener for data change events it will be invoked for every change made to the text field, notice most platforms will invoke only the DataChangedListener.CHANGED event
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the listener
  - removeDataChangedListener
```
public void removeDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener d)
```
    Removes the listener for data change events
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the listener
  - addDataChangeListener
```
public void addDataChangeListener(DataChangedListener d)
```
    Deprecated. use #addDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener) instead
    
    Adds a listener for data change events it will be invoked for every change made to the text field, notice most platforms will invoke only the DataChangedListener.CHANGED event
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the listener
  - removeDataChangeListener
```
public void removeDataChangeListener(DataChangedListener d)
```
    Deprecated. use #removeDataChangedListener(DataChangedListener) instead
    
    Removes the listener for data change events
    
    Parameters:
    
    d - the listener
  - fireDataChanged
```
public void fireDataChanged(int type,
                            int index)
```
    Alert the TextField listeners the text has been changed on the TextField
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the event type: Added, Removed or Change
    
    index - cursor location of the event
  - setDoneListener
```
public void setDoneListener(ActionListener l)
```
    Sets a Done listener on the TextField - notice this listener will be called only on supported platforms that supports done action on the keyboard
    
    Parameters:
    
    l - the listener
  - getDoneListener
```
public ActionListener getDoneListener()
```
    Gets the done listener of this TextField.
    
    Returns:
    
    the done listener or null if not exists
  - fireDoneEvent
```
public void fireDoneEvent()
```
    Fire the done event to done listener
  - isActAsLabel
```
public boolean isActAsLabel()
```
    This flag indicates that the text area should try to act as a label and try to fix more accurately within it's bounds this might make it slower as a result
    
    Returns:
    
    the actAsLabel
  - setActAsLabel
```
public void setActAsLabel(boolean actAsLabel)
```
    This flag indicates that the text area should try to act as a label and try to fix more accurately within it's bounds this might make it slower as a result
    
    Parameters:
    
    actAsLabel - the actAsLabel to set
  - shouldRenderComponentSelection
```
protected boolean shouldRenderComponentSelection()
```
    Special case for text components, if they are editing they should always render the selected state A component can indicate whether it is interested in rendering it's selection explicitly, this defaults to true in non-touch UI's and false in touch UI's except for the case where a user clicks the screen.
    
    Overrides:
    
    shouldRenderComponentSelection in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    true if editing
  - calculateTextSelectionSpan
```
protected TextSelection.Spans calculateTextSelectionSpan(TextSelection sel)
```
    Calculates the spans for the the given text selection. This should generally just delegate to the appropriate method in the look and feel for performing the layout calculation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    sel - The TextSelection
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    7.0
  - setTextSelectionEnabled
```
public void setTextSelectionEnabled(boolean enabled)
```
    Enables text selection on this TextArea. Text selection must also be enabled on the Form in order to text selection to be activated.
    
    Parameters:
    
    enabled -
    
    Since:
    
    7.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setTextSelectionEnabled(boolean), Form.getTextSelection(), TextSelection.setEnabled(boolean)
  - isTextSelectionEnabled
```
public boolean isTextSelectionEnabled()
```
    Returns true if text selection is enabled on this label. Default is false. To enable text selection, you must enable text selection on the Form with Form.getTextSelection() and TextSelection.setEnabled(boolean), and also ensure that the label's text selection is enabled via setTextSelectionEnabled(boolean).
    
    Returns:
    
    Since:
    
    7.0
    
    See Also:
    
    setTextSelectionEnabled(boolean)
  - getTextSelectionSupport
```
public TextSelection.TextSelectionSupport getTextSelectionSupport()
```
    Returns text selection support object for this component. Only used by components that support text selection (e.g. Labels, un-editable text fields, etc..).
    
    Overrides:
    
    getTextSelectionSupport in class Component
    
    Returns:
    
    text selection support object

Class TextArea

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.codename1.ui.Component

Constructor Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class com.codename1.ui.Component

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

ANY

EMAILADDR

NUMERIC

PHONENUMBER

URL

DECIMAL

PASSWORD

UNEDITABLE

SENSITIVE

NON_PREDICTIVE

INITIAL_CAPS_WORD

INITIAL_CAPS_SENTENCE

USERNAME

UPPERCASE

Constructor Detail

TextArea

TextArea

TextArea

TextArea

TextArea

TextArea

TextArea

Method Detail

getDefaultValign

setDefaultValign

initComponent

deinitialize

initLaf

setConstraint

getConstraint

setWidth

setText

getText

getAsInt

getAsLong

getAsDouble

isEditable

getPreferredTabIndex

How the Preferred Tab Index is Used

setEditable

getMaxSize

setMaxSize

keyPressed

fireClicked

isSelectableInteraction

keyReleased

isScrollableY

pointerHover

pointerHoverReleased

pointerReleased

getColumns

getActualRows

getRows

setColumns

setRows

getLines

getTextAt

preprocess

getRowsGap

setRowsGap

paint

calcPreferredSize

calcScrollSize

addActionListener

removeActionListener

addCloseListener

removeCloseListener

setDefaultMaxSize

isGrowByContent

setGrowByContent

setAutoDegradeMaxSize

isAutoDegradeMaxSize