Core Web Programming, Second Edition

13.20. The TextArea Class

A TextArea is similar to a TextField, except that it can have multiple lines and does not generate action events. Here are some typical examples:

TextArea inputArea = new TextArea(4, 15);
add(inputArea);
TextArea resultsArea = new TextArea("No Results Yet", 2, 10);
resultsArea.setEditable(false);
add(resultsArea);

Constructors

The following five TextArea constructors are available:

public TextArea()

This constructor creates an empty text area with a platform-dependent number of rows and columns and both vertical and horizontal scrollbars. The default size may be very large, so use this constructor with caution if you're not using a layout manager that will size the text area for you.

public TextArea(int rows, int cols) ...