Vue TextBox API

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

import DxTextBox from "devextreme-vue/text-box"
Type: DxTextBoxTypes.default

Configuration

An object defining configuration options for the TextBox widget.

Name Description
accessKey

Specifies the shortcut key that sets focus on the widget.

activeStateEnabled

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

buttons

Allows you to add custom buttons to the input text field.

disabled

Specifies whether the widget responds to user interaction.

elementAttr

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

focusStateEnabled

Specifies whether the widget can be focused using keyboard navigation.

height

Specifies the widget's height.

hint

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

hoverStateEnabled

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

inputAttr

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

isValid

Specifies or indicates whether the editor's value is valid.

mask

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

maskChar

Specifies a mask placeholder. A single character is recommended.

maskInvalidMessage

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

maskRules

Specifies custom mask rules.

maxLength

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

mode

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

name

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

onChange

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

onContentReady

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

onCopy

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

onCut

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

onDisposing

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

onEnterKey

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

onFocusIn

A function that is executed when the widget gets focus.

onFocusOut

A function that is executed when the widget loses focus.

onInitialized

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

onInput

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

onKeyDown

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

onKeyPress

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

onKeyUp

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

onOptionChanged

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

onPaste

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

onValueChanged

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

placeholder

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

readOnly

Specifies whether the editor is read-only.

rtlEnabled

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

showClearButton

Specifies whether to display the Clear button in the widget.

showMaskMode

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

spellcheck

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

stylingMode

Specifies how the widget's text field is styled.

tabIndex

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

text

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

useMaskedValue

Specifies whether the value should contain mask characters or not.

validationError

Information on the broken validation rule. Contains the first item from the validationErrors array.

validationErrors

An array of the validation rules that failed.

validationMessageMode

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

validationStatus

Indicates or specifies the current validation status.

value

Specifies a value the widget displays.

valueChangeEvent

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

visible

Specifies whether the widget is visible.

width

Specifies the widget's width.

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Methods

This section describes the members used to manipulate the widget.

Name Description
beginUpdate()

Prevents the widget from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.

blur()

Removes focus from the input element.

defaultOptions(rule)

Specifies the device-dependent default configuration options for this component.

dispose()

Disposes of all the resources allocated to the TextBox instance.

element()

Gets the root widget element.

endUpdate()

Refreshes the widget after a call of the beginUpdate() method.

focus()

Sets focus to the input element representing the widget.

getButton(name)

Gets an instance of a custom action button.

getInstance(element)

Gets the instance of a widget found using its DOM node.

instance()

Gets the widget's instance. Use it to access other methods of the widget.

off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

on(events)

Subscribes to events.

option()

Gets all widget options.

option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single option.

option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single option.

option(options)

Updates the values of several options.

registerKeyHandler(key, handler)

Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.

repaint()

Repaints the widget without reloading data. Call it to update the widget's markup.

reset()

Resets the value option to the default value.

resetOption(optionName)

Resets an option to its default value.

Events

This section describes events fired by this widget.

Name Description
change

Raised when the widget loses focus after the text field's content was changed using the keyboard.

contentReady

Raised when the widget's content is ready.

copy

Raised when the widget's input has been copied.

cut

Raised when the widget's input has been cut.

disposing

Raised before the widget is disposed of.

enterKey

Raised when the Enter key has been pressed while the widget is focused.

focusIn

Raised when the widget gets focus.

focusOut

Raised when the widget loses focus.

initialized

Raised only once, after the widget is initialized.

input

Raised each time the widget's input is changed while the widget is focused.

keyDown

Raised when a user is pressing a key on the keyboard.

keyPress

Raised when a user presses a key on the keyboard.

keyUp

Raised when a user releases a key on the keyboard.

optionChanged

Raised after a widget option is changed.

paste

Raised when the widget's input has been pasted.

valueChanged

Raised after the widget's value is changed.

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