DevExtreme React - Overview

The TextArea is a widget that enables a user to enter and edit a multi-line text.

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The following code adds a simple TextArea with a placeholder to your page.

  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { TextArea } from 'devextreme-react/text-area';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TextArea placeholder="Type a text here..."/>
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

By default, the TextArea checks the entered text for spelling errors. To disable this feature, assign false to the spellcheck option.

  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { TextArea } from 'devextreme-react/text-area';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TextArea spellcheck={false}/>
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

If an end user should not be able to edit the text in the TextArea, assign true to the readOnly option. In this case, make sure to set the value option too.

  • import React from 'react';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import { TextArea } from 'devextreme-react/text-area';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TextArea
  • readOnly={true}
  • value="The text that should not be edited"
  • />
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;
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