textarea

Use this block for creating a text area that allows to enter multiple lines of a text.

Overview

Modifiers of the block

Modifier	Acceptable values	Use cases	Description
width	'available'	BEMJSON	The maximum allowed width of the text area.
disabled	true	BEMJSON, JS	The disabled state.
focused	true	BEMJSON, JS	The block is in focus.
theme	'islands'	BEMJSON	A custom design.
size	's', 'm', 'l', 'xl'	BEMJSON	The size of the text area. Use sizes only for text areas when the theme modifier is set to islands.

Custom fields of the block

Field	Type	Description
name	String	The unique block name.
val	String, Number	Default content of the text area.
placeholder	String	The hint in the text area.
id	String	The unique identifier of the block.
tabIndex	Number	The order when navigating through controls on a page by pressing the Tab key.

Block description

Use the textarea block to create the text area that allows to enter multiple lines of the text.

Modifiers of the block

width modifier

Acceptable value:'available'.

Use cases: BEMJSON.

Use to set the maximum available width of the text area.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm', width : 'available' },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here'
}

disabled modifier

Acceptable value:true.

Use cases: BEMJSON, JS.

The modifier makes the block inactive. The disabled block is visible but not available for user actions.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm', disabled : true },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here'
}

focused modifier

Acceptable value:true.

Use cases: BEMJSON, JS.

The modifier puts the focus on the block.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm', focused : true },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here'
}

theme modifier

Acceptable value:'islands'.

Use case: BEMJSON.

The modifier gives the block a custom design.

The islands theme requires the size modifier.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'm' },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here'
}

size modifier

Acceptable values for the islands theme: 's', 'm', 'l', 'xl'.

Use case: BEMJSON.

Use the size modifier only for blocks with the islands theme.

Sets the size value for all types of text areas.

s

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 's' },
    placeholder : 'Size s'
}

m

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'm' },
    placeholder : 'Size m'
}

l

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'l' },
    placeholder : 'Size l'
}

xl

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'xl' },
    placeholder : 'Size xl'
}

Custom fields of the block

name field

Type: String.

Specifies the block unique name.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'm' },
    name : 'Feedback'
}

val field

Type: String.

Specifies the content of the text area.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size: 'm' },
    name : 'Feedback',
    val : 'The text should be changed if necessary'
}

placeholder field

Type: String.

Specifies the hint in the text area.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm' },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here'
}

id field

Type: String.

Specifies the text area unique ID.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm' },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here',
    id : 'Unique_1'
}

tabIndex field

Type: Number.

Specifies the tab order when pressing Tab to navigate between controls on a page.

{
    block : 'textarea',
    mods : { theme : 'islands', size : 'm' },
    placeholder : 'Your text should be here',
    tabIndex : 1
}