Skeletons.Textarea

A multi-line text input. Extends Entry with textarea-specific behavior — row sizing, enter key handling, and escape-to-remove support. Autocomplete is disabled by default.

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Signature

Skeletons.Textarea(props, style?)

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Common Props

Inherits all props from Skeletons.Entry plus:

Prop	Type	Description
rows	Number	Number of visible rows
ignoreEnter	Boolean	true to prevent Enter from submitting — allows newlines instead
removeOnEscape	Boolean	true to remove the element when Escape is pressed
volatility	Number	1 to mark the field as volatile — changes trigger re-evaluation
value	String	Initial text content
name	String	Model key this textarea is bound to
require	String	Validation type — e.g. "any"
mode	String	"commit" to trigger service on submit
bubble	Number	0 to prevent event bubbling
preselect	Number	1 to select all text on focus
sys_pn	String	Named part
uiHandler	Widget	Routes interaction events to onUiEvent
partHandler	Widget	Routes part lifecycle events to onPartReady

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Example

Skeletons.Textarea({
  className: `${fig}__input`,
  sys_pn: "entry",
  name: "my-field",
  value: ui.mget("my-field"),
  require: "any",
  mode: "commit",
  rows: ui.rowsCount(value),
  bubble: 0,
  volatility: 1,
  preselect: 1,
  ignoreEnter: true,
  removeOnEscape: true,
  uiHandler: ui,
  partHandler: ui,
});

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Entry vs Textarea

Feature	Entry	Textarea
Single line	✅	❌
Multi-line	❌	✅
rows prop	❌	✅
ignoreEnter	❌	✅
removeOnEscape	❌	✅
volatility	❌	✅

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