text_area

Displays a multi-line text input widget and maps its value to the backend as a string.

Basic use¶

frontend (html+django)backend (python)

{% text_area name="my_input" %}

from simmate.website.core_components.components import DynamicFormComponent

class ExampleView(DynamicFormComponent):
    my_input = "some default value"

Parameters¶

Parameter	Description
`name`	The unique name or identifier for the input field. This should match the name of your class attribute in the backend. Type: `str`, Default: —
`label`	The display label for the input field. If not provided, the `name` may be used as the label. Type: `str`, Default: `None`
`show_label`	Whether to display the label alongside the input field. Type: `bool`, Default: `True`
`help_text`	Optional helper text to be shown alongside the input field. Type: `str`, Default: `None`
`placeholder`	The placeholder text to display when input field is empty. Type: `str`, Default: `"Enter details..."`
`ncols`	The number of columns that the text area should render with. Type: `int`, Default: `4`
`nrows`	The number of rows that the text area should render with. Type: `int`, Default: `30`
`defer`	Whether to defer processing or submission of the input value. Type: `bool`, Default: `True`