# textArea

This is a standard HTML `textarea` input field.

## Special properties of field

| Property       | Default | Accepted values                                                       | Description                                                                               |
| -------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `autocomplete` | *none*  | [see doc](https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/forms.html#autofill) | Indicates whether the value of the control can be automatically completed by the browser. |
| `max`          | *none*  | `Number`                                                              | maxlength value (need to use `validators.number`)                                         |
| `min`          | *none*  | `Number`                                                              | minlength value (need to use `validators.number`)                                         |
| `placeholder`  | *none*  | `String`                                                              | Placeholder text for input field                                                          |
| `readonly`     | `false` | `Boolean`                                                             | If true, the input field is read only                                                     |
| `rows`         | 2       | `Number`                                                              | Number of rows.                                                                           |

## Usage

```javascript
{
    type: "textArea",
    label: "Biography",
    model: "bio",
    hint: "Max 500 characters",
    max: 500,
    placeholder: "User's biography",
    rows: 4,
    validator: validators.string
}
```


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