Angular TextBox Properties

Default Value: null

The value of this option will be passed to the accesskey attribute of the HTML element that underlies the widget.

activeStateEnabled

Specifies whether or not the widget changes its state when interacting with a user.

Type:

Default Value: false

This option is used when the widget is displayed on a platform whose guidelines include the active state change for widgets.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

Type:

Default Value: false

elementAttr

Specifies the attributes to be attached to the widget's root element.

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#textBoxContainer").dxTextBox({
        // ...
        elementAttr: {
            id: "elementId",
            class: "class-name"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-text-box ...
    [elementAttr]="{ id: 'elementId', class: 'class-name' }">
</dx-text-box>

import { DxTextBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxTextBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Control

Razor C#

Razor VB

@(Html.DevExtreme().TextBox()
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new {
        @id = "elementId",
        @class = "class-name"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })

)

@(Html.DevExtreme().TextBox() _
    .ElementAttr("class", "class-name")
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New With {
        .id = "elementId",
        .class = "class-name"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .ElementAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "elementId" },
        { "class", "class-name" }
    })
)

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget can be focused using keyboard navigation.

Type:

Default Value: true

height

Specifies the widget's height.

Type:

|

|

Return Value:

|

The widget's height.

Default Value: undefined

This option accepts a value of one of the following types:

Number
The height in pixels.
String
A CSS-accepted measurement of height. For example, "55px", "80%", "auto", "inherit".
Function
A function returning either of the above. For example:
JavaScript
```
height: function() {
    return window.innerHeight / 1.5;
}
```

hint

Specifies text for a hint that appears when a user pauses on the widget.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

hoverStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget changes its state when a user pauses on it.

Type:

Default Value: true

inputAttr

Specifies the attributes to be passed on to the underlying HTML element.

Type:

Default Value: {}

jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#textBoxContainer").dxTextBox({
        // ...
        inputAttr: {
            id: "inputId"
        }
    });
});

Angular

HTML

TypeScript

<dx-text-box ...
    [inputAttr]="{ id: 'inputId' }">
</dx-text-box>

import { DxTextBoxModule } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    // ...
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
        DxTextBoxModule
    ],
    // ...
})

ASP.NET MVC Control

Razor C#

Razor VB

@(Html.DevExtreme().TextBox()
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new {
        @id = "inputId"
    })
    // ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(new Dictionary<string, object>() {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)

@(Html.DevExtreme().TextBox() _
    .InputAttr("id", "inputId")
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New With {
        .id = "inputId"
    })
    ' ===== or =====
    .InputAttr(New Dictionary(Of String, Object) From {
        { "id", "inputId" }
    })
)

isValid

Specifies whether the editor's value is valid.

Type:

Default Value: true

mask

The editor mask that specifies the format of the entered string.

Type:

Default Value: ''

A mask can contain the following elements.

Masking Element	Description
0	A digit.
9	A digit or a space.
#	A digit, a space, "+" or "-" sign.
L	A literal.
C	Any character except space.
c	Any character.
A	An alphanumeric.
a	An alphanumeric or a space.

NOTE

To escape the masking elements, use the double backslash character (\). For example, "000.\\0\\0".

maskChar

Specifies a mask placeholder character.

Type:

Default Value: '_'

maskInvalidMessage

A message displayed when the entered text does not match the specified pattern.

Type:

Default Value: 'Value is invalid'

maskRules

Specifies custom mask rules.

Type:

Default Value: '{}'

Each field of an object passed to this option corresponds to a single rule. A field name is a character used in a mask enclosed in quotes. A field accepts the following values.

JavaScript

var CustomMaskRules = {
    //a single character
    's': '$',

    // a regular expression
    'h': /[0-9A-F]/,

    // an array of characters
    'n': ['$', '%', '&', '@'],

    // a function
    'f': function(char) {
        var allowedChars = ['a', 'b', 'c', '$', '_', '.'];
        for(var i = 0; i < allowedChars.length; i++) {
            if (char === allowedChars[i])
                return true;
        }
        return false;
     }
}

A function that specifies a custom rule accepts a character as an argument and returns a Boolean value that specifies whether or not the character is appropriate.

maxLength

Specifies the maximum number of characters you can enter into the textbox.

Type:

|

Number

Default Value: null

If the number of entered characters reaches the value assigned to this option, the widget does not allow you to enter any more characters.

mode

The "mode" attribute value of the actual HTML input element representing the text box.

Type:

Default Value: 'text'

The value of this option affects the set of keyboard buttons shown on the mobile device when the widget gets focus. In addition, the following mode values add visual features to the widget:

"search" - the text box contains the "X" button, which clears the text box contents
"password" - the text box shows a password character instead of the actual characters typed

Use the TextBoxMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Text, Email, Search, Tel, Url, and Password.

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name

The value to be assigned to the name attribute of the underlying HTML element.

Type:

Default Value: ''

Specify this option if the widget lies within an HTML form that will be submitted.

If you configure the widget as an ASP.NET MVC Control, use this option to bind the widget to a model property. If this model property contains Data Annotation validation attributes, you get the client-side validation enabled by default.

onChange

A function that is executed when the widget loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onContentReady

A function that is executed when the widget's content is ready and each time the content is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only when using Knockout.

Default Value: null

onCopy

A function that is executed when the widget's input has been copied.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onCut

A function that is executed when the widget's input has been cut.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onDisposing

A function that is executed before the widget is disposed of.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.

Default Value: null

onEnterKey

A function that is executed when the Enter key has been pressed while the widget is focused.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onFocusIn

A function that is executed when the widget gets focus.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onFocusOut

A function that is executed when the widget loses focus.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onInitialized

A function used in JavaScript frameworks to save the widget instance.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onInput

A function that is executed each time the widget's input is changed while the widget is focused.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onKeyDown

A function that is executed when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onKeyPress

A function that is executed when a user presses a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onKeyUp

A function that is executed when a user releases a key on the keyboard.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onOptionChanged

A function that is executed after a widget option is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
name	String	The modified option if it belongs to the first level. Otherwise, the first-level option it is nested into.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if you use Knockout.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
fullName	String	The path to the modified option that includes all parent options.
value	any	The modified option's new value.

Default Value: null

onPaste

A function that is executed when the widget's input has been pasted.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

onValueChanged

A function that is executed after the widget's value is changed.

Type:

Function parameters:

e:

Information about the event.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
component	TextBox	The widget's instance.
element	HTMLElement \| jQuery	The widget's container. It is an HTML Element or a jQuery Element when you use jQuery.
model	Object	The model data. Available only if Knockout is used.
value	Object	The widget's new value.
previousValue	Object	The widget's previous value.
jQueryEvent	jQuery.Event	Use 'event' instead. The jQuery event that caused the handler execution. Deprecated in favor of the event field.
event	Event (jQuery or EventObject)	The event that caused the handler execution. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

Default Value: null

placeholder

The text displayed by the widget when the widget value is empty.

Type:

Default Value: ''

readOnly

A Boolean value specifying whether or not the widget is read-only.

Type:

Default Value: false

rtlEnabled

Switches the widget to a right-to-left representation.

Type:

Default Value: false

When this option is set to true, the widget text flows from right to left, and the layout of elements is reversed. To switch the entire application/site to the right-to-left representation, assign true to the rtlEnabled field of the object passed to the DevExpress.config(config) method.

JavaScript

DevExpress.config({
    rtlEnabled: true
});

showClearButton

Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the widget.

Type:

Default Value: false

The Clear button sets the widget value to null.

showMaskMode

Specifies when the widget shows the mask. Applies only if useMaskedValue is true.

Type:

Default Value: 'always'

Accepted Values: 'always' | 'onFocus'

spellcheck

Specifies whether or not the widget checks the inner text for spelling mistakes.

Type:

Default Value: false

stylingMode

Specifies how the widget's text field is styled.

Type:

Default Value: 'outlined', 'underlined' (Material)

Accepted Values: 'outlined' | 'underlined' | 'filled'

The following styles are available:

Text Editor Styling Modes

Use the EditorStylingMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Outlined, Underlined, and Filled.

You can also use the global editorStylingMode setting to specify how the text fields of all editors in your application are styled.

tabIndex

Specifies the number of the element when the Tab key is used for navigating.

Type:

Number

Default Value: 0

The value of this option will be passed to the tabindex attribute of the HTML element that underlies the widget.

text

The read-only option that holds the text displayed by the widget input element.

Type:

Read-only

useMaskedValue

Specifies whether the value should contain mask characters or not.

Type:

Default Value: false

If false, the value contains raw user input; if true, the value contains mask characters as well. This option applies only if a mask is specified.

validationError

Specifies information on the validation error when using a custom validation engine. Should be changed at runtime along with the isValid option.

Type:

Default Value: undefined

validationMessageMode

Specifies how the message about the validation rules that are not satisfied by this editor's value is displayed.

Type:

Default Value: 'auto'

Accepted Values: 'always' | 'auto'

The following option values are possible:

auto
The tooltip with the message is displayed when the editor is in focus.
always
The tooltip with the message is not hidden when the editor loses focus.

Use the ValidationMessageMode enum to specify this option when the widget is used as an ASP.NET MVC Control. This enum accepts the following values: Auto and Always.

value

Specifies a value the widget displays.

Type:

Default Value: ''

Raised Events: onValueChanged

valueChangeEvent

Specifies the DOM events after which the widget's value should be updated.

Type:

Default Value: 'change'

This option accepts a single event name or several names separated by spaces.

The recommended events are "keyup", "blur", "change", and "focusout", but you can use other events as well.

visible

Specifies whether the widget is visible.

Type: