Class TextArea

Text Area UI element.

Inheritance
object
CallbackEventHandler
Focusable
VisualElement
BaseVisualElement
ExVisualElement
TextArea
Implements
INotifyValueChanged<string>
Inherited Members
VisualElement.ExecuteDefaultAction(EventBase)
VisualElement.Focus()
VisualElement.Overlaps(Rect)
VisualElement.ToString()
VisualElement.GetFirstOfType<T>()
VisualElement.GetFirstAncestorOfType<T>()
VisualElement.canGrabFocus
VisualElement.focusController
VisualElement.cacheAsBitmap
CallbackEventHandler.RegisterCallback<TEventType>(EventCallback<TEventType>, TrickleDown)
CallbackEventHandler.RegisterCallback<TEventType, TUserArgsType>(EventCallback<TEventType, TUserArgsType>, TUserArgsType, TrickleDown)
CallbackEventHandler.UnregisterCallback<TEventType>(EventCallback<TEventType>, TrickleDown)
CallbackEventHandler.UnregisterCallback<TEventType, TUserArgsType>(EventCallback<TEventType, TUserArgsType>, TrickleDown)
Namespace: Unity.AppUI.UI
Assembly: Unity.AppUI.dll
Syntax
public class TextArea : ExVisualElement, IEventHandler, ITransform, ITransitionAnimations, IExperimentalFeatures, IVisualElementScheduler, IResolvedStyle, IContextOverrideElement, IInputElement<string>, IValidatableElement<string>, INotifyValueChanging<string>, INotifyValueChanged<string>

Constructors

TextArea()

Default constructor.

Declaration
public TextArea()

TextArea(string)

Construct a TextArea with a predefined text value.

Declaration
public TextArea(string value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string value

A default text value.
Remarks

No event will be triggered when setting the text value during construction.

Fields

inputUssClassName

The TextArea input styling class.

Declaration
public const string inputUssClassName = "appui-textarea__input"
Field Value
Type Description
string

placeholderUssClassName

The TextArea placeholder styling class.

Declaration
public const string placeholderUssClassName = "appui-textarea__placeholder"
Field Value
Type Description
string

resizeHandleUssClassName

The TextArea resize handle styling class.

Declaration
public const string resizeHandleUssClassName = "appui-textarea__resize-handle"
Field Value
Type Description
string

scrollViewUssClassName

The TextArea input container styling class.

Declaration
public const string scrollViewUssClassName = "appui-textarea__scrollview"
Field Value
Type Description
string

ussClassName

The TextArea main styling class.

Declaration
public const string ussClassName = "appui-textarea"
Field Value
Type Description
string

Properties

autoResize

Automatically resize the TextArea if the content is larger than the current size.

Declaration
public bool autoResize { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
bool
Remarks

This will only grow the TextArea. It will not shrink it. If the user manually resizes the TextArea, the auto resize will be disabled.

contentContainer

The content container of the TextArea.

Declaration
public override VisualElement contentContainer { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
VisualElement
Overrides

invalid

The invalid state of the TextArea.

Declaration
public bool invalid { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
bool

isReadOnly

Whether the TextArea is read-only.

Declaration
public bool isReadOnly { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
bool

maxLength

The maximum length of the TextArea.

Declaration
public int maxLength { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
int

placeholder

The TextArea placeholder text.

Declaration
public string placeholder { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

submitModifiers

The modifiers required to submit the TextArea.

Declaration
public EventModifiers submitModifiers { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
EventModifiers

submitOnEnter

Whether the TextArea should invoke the submitted event when the user presses the Enter key.

Declaration
public bool submitOnEnter { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
bool

validateValue

The validation function for the TextArea.

Declaration
public Func<string, bool> validateValue { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
Func<string, bool>

value

The TextArea value.

Declaration
public string value { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
string

Methods

SetValueWithoutNotify(string)

Set the TextArea value without notifying the change.

Declaration
public void SetValueWithoutNotify(string newValue)
Parameters
Type Name Description
string newValue

The new value of the TextArea.

Events

submitted

Event triggered when the user presses the Enter key and submitOnEnter is true.

Declaration
public event Action submitted
Event Type
Type Description
Action

Implements

UnityEngine.UIElements.INotifyValueChanged<T>

Extension Methods