Text Area builder inputs - Portlet Factory v6.1.2

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Text Area builder inputs

This topic describes the Text Area builder inputs.

Table 1. Text Area builder inputs
Input Name Description
Name Name for this builder call. The WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer displays this name in the builder call list.
Page Location Page or pages on which this builder call will act. Alternatively, you can type in the page location syntax directly.
Default Text Enter a default value for this text area. If the user does not specify a value, the action processing the form submission receives this value as an input.
Replace Tag Contents By default, the Text Area builder replaces the contents of the named tag on which it operates with its Default Text value.
If you want the Text Area builder to append the Default Text value to the existing contents of the named tag, disable this input.
Attributes

Cols Controls the width of the text area. Enter an integer representing the width in columns (characters) for the text area.
Example: 50
Rows Controls the height of the text area. Enter an integer representing the height in rows for the text area.
Example: 15
Wrap Forces text lines longer than the Cols setting to wrap to a following line. There are three options for this setting:

Off

Disables wrapping. Text entered in Text Area is transmitted to the server exactly as typed with lines broken only when user presses the Enter key. Horizontal scroll bar is provided if/when text width exceeds Cols setting.

Virtual

Causes text to wrap. Text area can contain multiple lines of text, but only a single line is sent to the server and no newline characters are used.

Physical

Causes text to wrap. Text area can contain multiple lines of text and multiple lines are sent to the server separated by newline characters.

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Input Name	Description
Name	Name for this builder call. The WebSphere Portlet Factory Designer displays this name in the builder call list.
Page Location	Page or pages on which this builder call will act. Alternatively, you can type in the page location syntax directly.
Default Text	Enter a default value for this text area. If the user does not specify a value, the action processing the form submission receives this value as an input.
Replace Tag Contents	By default, the Text Area builder replaces the contents of the named tag on which it operates with its Default Text value. If you want the Text Area builder to append the Default Text value to the existing contents of the named tag, disable this input.
Attributes
Cols	Controls the width of the text area. Enter an integer representing the width in columns (characters) for the text area. Example: 50
Rows	Controls the height of the text area. Enter an integer representing the height in rows for the text area. Example: 15
Wrap	Forces text lines longer than the Cols setting to wrap to a following line. There are three options for this setting: Off Disables wrapping. Text entered in Text Area is transmitted to the server exactly as typed with lines broken only when user presses the Enter key. Horizontal scroll bar is provided if/when text width exceeds Cols setting. Virtual Causes text to wrap. Text area can contain multiple lines of text, but only a single line is sent to the server and no newline characters are used. Physical Causes text to wrap. Text area can contain multiple lines of text and multiple lines are sent to the server separated by newline characters.