React TextBox - Overview

The TextBox is a UI component that enables a user to enter and edit a single line of text.

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The following code adds a simple TextBox 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 { TextBox } from 'devextreme-react/text-box';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <TextBox
  • placeholder="Type a text here..."
  • />
  • );
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

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

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