Textarea
Alias: Umbraco.TextArea
Returns: String
Textarea is an HTML textarea control for multiple lines of text. It can be configured to have a fixed character limit, as well as define how big the space for writing can be. By default, there is no character limit unless it's specifically set to a specific value like 200 for instance. If you don't specify the number of rows, 10 will be the amount of rows the textarea will be occupying, unless changed to a custom value.
Data Type Definition Example
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Settings
Content Example
Without a character and rows limit
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3701346516-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FG1Byxw7XfiZAj8zDMCTD%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-a705fe2e373e207c19f39dc902741207ffa389f5%252FTextarea-Content-v8.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=4c9ba820&sv=1)
With a character limit and rows limit
![](https://docs.umbraco.com/~gitbook/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F3701346516-files.gitbook.io%2F%7E%2Ffiles%2Fv0%2Fb%2Fgitbook-x-prod.appspot.com%2Fo%2Fspaces%252FG1Byxw7XfiZAj8zDMCTD%252Fuploads%252Fgit-blob-11b0429ae07c22dd6c017b6e61ffaf26394801c6%252FTextarea-Content-Limit-v8.png%3Falt%3Dmedia&width=768&dpr=4&quality=100&sign=3de9a39b&sv=1)
MVC View Example
Without Modelsbuilder
With Modelsbuilder
Add value programmatically
See the example below to learn how a value can be added or changed programmatically to a Textarea property. To update a value of a property editor you need the Content Service.
The example below demonstrates how to add values programmatically using a Razor view. However, this is used for illustrative purposes only and is not the recommended method for production environments.
Although the use of a GUID is preferable, you can also use the numeric ID to get the page:
If Modelsbuilder is enabled you can get the alias of the desired property without using a magic string:
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