Text Area Widget (Themable)
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This themable widget was listed as Beta in the ThingWorx 8.4.X release.
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The Text Area widget enables the mashup user to enter a multi-line text in a mashup.
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The Text Area widget is available as a standard widget in the ThingWorx platform and as a web component that can be imported from an SDK.
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The properties of the Text Area widget are listed below.
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Property Name
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Description
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Base Type
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Default Value
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Bindable? (Y/N)
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Localizable? (Y/N)
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Text
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The text that is displayed in the text area.
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STRING
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n/a
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Y
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Y
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Label
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The text that is displayed as the label for the text area.
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STRING
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n/a
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Y
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Y
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Counter
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Counts and displays the number of characters that are entered in the text area.
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BOOLEAN
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False
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N
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N
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MaxNumberOfCharacters
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Enables you to set a maximum number of characters allowed in the text area.
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NUMBER
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100
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Y
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N
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HintText
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Displays placeholder text that explains what should be entered in the field.
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STRING
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n/a
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N
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Y
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Disabled
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Use this property to disable the widget in the mashup. The widget is displayed in the mashup but you cannot click it.
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BOOLEAN
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False
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Y
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N
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ReadOnly
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Enables you to set the text area as read-only and the user cannot edit the included text.
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BOOLEAN
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False
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N
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N
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TextAlignment
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Enables you to align the text to the left or right.
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STRING
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Left
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N
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N
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LabelAlignment
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Enables you to align the label to the left, right or center.
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STRING
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Left
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N
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N
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TabSequence
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The sequence of the widgets in which they are highlighted when the user presses Tab key.
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NUMBER
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n/a
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N
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N
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CustomClass
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Enables you to define the CSS to the top div of the widget. Multiple classes can be entered, separated by space.
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STRING
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n/a
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Y
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N
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Changed
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The event that is triggered when the data is modified.
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n/a
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n/a
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Y
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N
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ResetToDefaultValue
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Resets the inputs for this widget to their default values.
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n/a
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n/a
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Y
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N
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Width
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The width of the widget.
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NUMBER
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273
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N
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N
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Height
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The height of the widget. It is automatically calculated by default. Enter a value in the property panel or resize the widget in the canvas to set a fixed height.
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NUMBER
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Autosize
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N
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N
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