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# TextArea

Component Type: Actuator (Subcategory: Graphical User Interface)

The TextArea is a GUI component which displays (optionally user-editable) text information. It features multiple rows and a scrollbar, and event for appending string text, deleting characters or sending the text content

Screenshot: TextArea plugin

TextArea plugin

# Input Port Description

  • setText [string]: The text which will be displayed. It replaces the prior content of the Text Area.
  • appendText [string]: This string input will be appended to te current content of the Text Area.

# Output Port Description

  • text [string]: The current content of the text area. Sent on incoming events at the “send” or “sendAndClear” event listener ports

# Event Listener Description

  • delete: Removes the last charater from the text area content.
  • clear: Clears the text area content.
  • send: Sends the text area content to te output port.
  • sendAndClear: Sends the text area content to te output port and clears the text area.

# Event Trigger Description

  • clicked: The event is trigger when the user click on the component.

# Properties

  • caption [string]: Caption of the component.
  • default [string]: Default content of the text area.
  • editable [bolean]: Defines if the text area can be edited by the user.
  • fontSize [integer]: The font size in pixels.
  • textColor [integer]: Defines color of the text.
  • backgroundColor [integer]: Defines background color.
  • displayGUI [boolean]: If selected, the GUI of this component will be displayed - if not, the GUI will be hidden and disabled.

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