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textAreaTag()

textAreaTag() — returns string

Available in: controller Category: Form Tag Functions

Builds and returns a string containing a text area form control based on the supplied name. Note: Pass any additional arguments like class, rel, and id, and the generated tag will also include those values as HTML attributes.

NameTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
namestringyes—Name to populate in tag’s name attribute.
contentstringno—Content to display in textarea on page load.
labelstringno—The label text to use in the form control.
labelPlacementstringnoaroundWhether to place the label before, after, or wrapped around the form control. Label text placement can be controlled using aroundLeft or aroundRight.
prependstringno—String to prepend to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
appendstringno—String to append to the form control. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
prependToLabelstringno—String to prepend to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
appendToLabelstringno—String to append to the form control’s label. Useful to wrap the form control with HTML tags.
encodeanynotrueWhen set to true, encodes tag content, attribute values, and URLs so that Cross Site Scripting (XSS) attacks can be prevented. Set to attributes to only encode attribute values and not tag content.
<!--- Basic usage usually involves a `label`, `name`, and `password` --->
#textAreaTag(label="Description", name="description", content=params.description)#