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<h1 class="title">TextArea QML Type</h1>
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<p>Displays multiple lines of editable formatted text. <a href="#details">More...</a></p>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> Import Statement:</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"> import QtQuick.Controls 1.4</td></tr><tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> Since:</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"> Qt 5.1</td></tr><tr><td class="memItemLeft rightAlign topAlign"> Inherits:</td><td class="memItemRight bottomAlign"> <p><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-scrollview.html">ScrollView</a></p>
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<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#activeFocusOnPress-prop">activeFocusOnPress</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#backgroundVisible-prop">backgroundVisible</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#baseUrl-prop">baseUrl</a></b></b> : url</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#canPaste-prop">canPaste</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#canRedo-prop">canRedo</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#canUndo-prop">canUndo</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#contentHeight-prop">contentHeight</a></b></b> : real</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#contentWidth-prop">contentWidth</a></b></b> : real</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cursorPosition-prop">cursorPosition</a></b></b> : int</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cursorRectangle-prop">cursorRectangle</a></b></b> : rect</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#effectiveHorizontalAlignment-prop">effectiveHorizontalAlignment</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#font-prop">font</a></b></b> : font</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#horizontalAlignment-prop">horizontalAlignment</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#hoveredLink-prop">hoveredLink</a></b></b> : string</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#inputMethodComposing-prop">inputMethodComposing</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#inputMethodHints-prop">inputMethodHints</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#length-prop">length</a></b></b> : int</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#lineCount-prop">lineCount</a></b></b> : int</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#menu-prop">menu</a></b></b> : Component</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#readOnly-prop">readOnly</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectByKeyboard-prop">selectByKeyboard</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectByMouse-prop">selectByMouse</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a></b></b> : string</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a></b></b> : int</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a></b></b> : int</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#tabChangesFocus-prop">tabChangesFocus</a></b></b> : bool</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#text-prop">text</a></b></b> : string</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#textColor-prop">textColor</a></b></b> : color</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#textDocument-prop">textDocument</a></b></b> : TextDocument</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#textFormat-prop">textFormat</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#textMargin-prop">textMargin</a></b></b> : real</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#verticalAlignment-prop">verticalAlignment</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#wrapMode-prop">wrapMode</a></b></b> : enumeration</li>
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<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#linkActivated-signal">linkActivated</a></b></b>(string <i> link</i>)</li>
<li class="fn"><b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#linkHovered-signal">linkHovered</a></b></b>(string <i> link</i>)</li>
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<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#append-method">append</a></b></b>(string <i> text</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#copy-method">copy</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cut-method">cut</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#deselect-method">deselect</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">string <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#getFormattedText-method">getFormattedText</a></b></b>(int <i> start</i>, int <i> end</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">string <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#getText-method">getText</a></b></b>(int <i> start</i>, int <i> end</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#insert-method">insert</a></b></b>(int <i> position</i>, string <i> text</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">bool <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#isRightToLeft-method">isRightToLeft</a></b></b>(int <i> start</i>, int <i> end</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#moveCursorSelection-method">moveCursorSelection</a></b></b>(int <i> position</i>, SelectionMode <i> mode</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#paste-method">paste</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">int <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#positionAt-method">positionAt</a></b></b>(int <i> x</i>, int <i> y</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">rectangle <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#positionToRectangle-method">positionToRectangle</a></b></b>(<i> position</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#redo-method">redo</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">string <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#remove-method">remove</a></b></b>(int <i> start</i>, int <i> end</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#select-method">select</a></b></b>(int <i> start</i>, int <i> end</i>)</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectAll-method">selectAll</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectWord-method">selectWord</a></b></b>()</li>
<li class="fn">void <b><b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#undo-method">undo</a></b></b>()</li>
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<p class="centerAlign"><img src="images/textarea.png" alt="" /></p><p>It can display both plain and rich text. For example:</p>
<pre class="qml"><span class="type"><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a></span> {
<span class="name">width</span>: <span class="number">240</span>
<span class="name">text</span>:
<span class="string">"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, "</span> <span class="operator">+</span>
<span class="string">"sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna "</span> <span class="operator">+</span>
<span class="string">"aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation "</span> <span class="operator">+</span>
<span class="string">"ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo cosnsequat. "</span>;
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<p>Clipboard support is provided by the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cut-method">cut()</a>, <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#copy-method">copy()</a>, and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#paste-method">paste()</a> functions, and the selection can be handled in a traditional "mouse" mechanism by setting <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectByMouse-prop">selectByMouse</a>, or handled completely from QML by manipulating <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a>, or using <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectAll-method">selectAll()</a> or <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectWord-method">selectWord()</a>.</p>
<p>You can translate between cursor positions (characters from the start of the document) and pixel points using <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#positionAt-method">positionAt()</a> and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#positionToRectangle-method">positionToRectangle()</a>.</p>
<p>You can create a custom appearance for a <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> by assigning a <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-styles-textareastyle.html">TextAreaStyle</a>.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textfield.html">TextField</a> and <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="activeFocusOnPress-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="activeFocusOnPress-prop"></a><span class="name">activeFocusOnPress</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Whether the <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a> should gain active focus on a mouse press. By default this is set to true.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="backgroundVisible-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="backgroundVisible-prop"></a><span class="name">backgroundVisible</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property determines if the background should be filled or not.</p>
<p>The default value is <code>true</code>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="baseUrl-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="baseUrl-prop"></a><span class="name">baseUrl</span> : <span class="type"><a href="../qtqml/qml-url.html">url</a></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property specifies a base URL which is used to resolve relative URLs within the text.</p>
<p>The default value is the url of the QML file instantiating the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="canPaste-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="canPaste-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">canPaste</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns true if the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> is writable and the content of the clipboard is suitable for pasting into the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="canRedo-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="canRedo-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">canRedo</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns true if the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> is writable and there are <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#undo-method">undone</a> operations that can be redone.</p>
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<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.3.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="contentWidth-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="contentWidth-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">contentWidth</span> : <span class="type">real</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The width of the text content.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.3.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="cursorPosition-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="cursorPosition-prop"></a><span class="name">cursorPosition</span> : <span class="type">int</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The position of the cursor in the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="cursorRectangle-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="cursorRectangle-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">cursorRectangle</span> : <span class="type"><a href="../qtqml/qml-rect.html">rect</a></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The rectangle where the text cursor is rendered within the text area.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.3.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="effectiveHorizontalAlignment-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="effectiveHorizontalAlignment-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">effectiveHorizontalAlignment</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Gets the effective horizontal alignment of the text within the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item's width.</p>
<p>To set/get the default horizontal alignment of <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>, use the property <code>horizontalAlignment</code>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="font-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="font-prop"></a><span class="name">font</span> : <span class="type"><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#font-prop">font</a></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The font of the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="horizontalAlignment-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="horizontalAlignment-prop"></a><span class="name">horizontalAlignment</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Sets the alignment of the text within the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item's width.</p>
<p>By default, the horizontal text alignment follows the natural alignment of the text, for example, text that is read from left to right will be aligned to the left.</p>
<p>The valid values for <code>horizontalAlignment</code> are:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignLeft (Default)</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignRight</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignHCenter</li>
</ul>
<p>When using the attached property <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-layoutmirroring.html#enabled-prop">LayoutMirroring::enabled</a> to mirror application layouts, the horizontal alignment of text will also be mirrored. However, the property <code>horizontalAlignment</code> will remain unchanged. To query the effective horizontal alignment of <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>, use the read-only property <code>effectiveHorizontalAlignment</code>.</p>
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<!-- $$$hoveredLink -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="hoveredLink-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="hoveredLink-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">hoveredLink</span> : <span class="type">string</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property contains the link string when user hovers a link embedded in the text. The link must be in rich text or HTML format and the link string provides access to the particular link.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.1.</p>
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<!-- $$$inputMethodComposing -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="inputMethodComposing-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="inputMethodComposing-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">inputMethodComposing</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property holds whether the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> has partial text input from an input method.</p>
<p>While it is composing an input method may rely on mouse or key events from the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> to edit or commit the partial text. This property can be used to determine when to disable events handlers that may interfere with the correct operation of an input method.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.3.</p>
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<br/>
<!-- $$$inputMethodHints -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="inputMethodHints-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="inputMethodHints-prop"></a><span class="name">inputMethodHints</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Provides hints to the input method about the expected content of the text edit, and how it should operate.</p>
<p>The value is a bit-wise combination of flags or Qt.ImhNone if no hints are set.</p>
<p>The default value is <code>Qt.ImhNone</code>.</p>
<p>Flags that alter behavior are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Qt.ImhHiddenText - Characters should be hidden, as is typically used when entering passwords.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhSensitiveData - Typed text should not be stored by the active input method in any persistent storage like predictive user dictionary.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhNoAutoUppercase - The input method should not try to automatically switch to upper case when a sentence ends.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhPreferNumbers - Numbers are preferred (but not required).</li>
<li>Qt.ImhPreferUppercase - Upper case letters are preferred (but not required).</li>
<li>Qt.ImhPreferLowercase - Lower case letters are preferred (but not required).</li>
<li>Qt.ImhNoPredictiveText - Do not use predictive text (i.e. dictionary lookup) while typing.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhDate - The text editor functions as a date field.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhTime - The text editor functions as a time field.</li>
</ul>
<p>Flags that restrict input (exclusive flags) are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Qt.ImhDigitsOnly - Only digits are allowed.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhFormattedNumbersOnly - Only number input is allowed. This includes decimal point and minus sign.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhUppercaseOnly - Only upper case letter input is allowed.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhLowercaseOnly - Only lower case letter input is allowed.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhDialableCharactersOnly - Only characters suitable for phone dialing are allowed.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhEmailCharactersOnly - Only characters suitable for email addresses are allowed.</li>
<li>Qt.ImhUrlCharactersOnly - Only characters suitable for URLs are allowed.</li>
</ul>
<p>Masks:</p>
<ul>
<li>Qt.ImhExclusiveInputMask - This mask yields nonzero if any of the exclusive flags are used.</li>
</ul>
</div></div><!-- @@@inputMethodHints -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$length -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="length-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="length-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">length</span> : <span class="type">int</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the total number of plain text characters in the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item.</p>
<p>As this number doesn't include any formatting markup, it may not be the same as the length of the string returned by the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#text-prop">text</a> property.</p>
<p>This property can be faster than querying the length the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#text-prop">text</a> property as it doesn't require any copying or conversion of the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>'s internal string data.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@length -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$lineCount -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="lineCount-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="lineCount-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">lineCount</span> : <span class="type">int</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the total number of lines in the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@lineCount -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$menu -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="menu-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="menu-prop"></a><span class="name">menu</span> : <span class="type"><a href="../qtqml/qml-qtqml-component.html">Component</a></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property contains the edit <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-menu.html">Menu</a> for working with text selection. Set it to <code>null</code> if no menu is wanted.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.3.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-menu.html">Menu</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@menu -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$readOnly -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="readOnly-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="readOnly-prop"></a><span class="name">readOnly</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Whether the user can interact with the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item.</p>
<p>The difference from a disabled text field is that it will appear to be active, and text can be selected and copied.</p>
<p>If this property is set to <code>true</code>, the text cannot be edited by user interaction.</p>
<p>By default this property is <code>false</code>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@readOnly -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$selectByKeyboard -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectByKeyboard-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="selectByKeyboard-prop"></a><span class="name">selectByKeyboard</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property determines if the user can select the text with the keyboard.</p>
<p>If set to <code>true</code>, the user can use the keyboard to select the text even if the editor is read-only. If set to <code>false</code>, the user cannot use the keyboard to select the text even if the editor is editable.</p>
<p>The default value is <code>true</code> when the editor is editable, and <code>false</code> when read-only.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#readOnly-prop">readOnly</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@selectByKeyboard -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$selectByMouse -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectByMouse-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="selectByMouse-prop"></a><span class="name">selectByMouse</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property determines if the user can select the text with the mouse.</p>
<p>The default value is <code>true</code>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@selectByMouse -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$selectedText -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectedText-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="selectedText-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">selectedText</span> : <span class="type">string</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This read-only property provides the text currently selected in the text edit.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@selectedText -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$selectionEnd -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectionEnd-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="selectionEnd-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">selectionEnd</span> : <span class="type">int</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The cursor position after the last character in the current selection.</p>
<p>This property is read-only. To change the selection, use select(start,end), <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectAll-method">selectAll()</a>, or <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectWord-method">selectWord()</a>.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a>, <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cursorPosition-prop">cursorPosition</a>, and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@selectionEnd -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$selectionStart -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectionStart-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="selectionStart-prop"></a><span class="qmlreadonly">read-only</span><span class="name">selectionStart</span> : <span class="type">int</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The cursor position before the first character in the current selection.</p>
<p>This property is read-only. To change the selection, use select(start,end), <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectAll-method">selectAll()</a>, or <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectWord-method">selectWord()</a>.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a>, <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cursorPosition-prop">cursorPosition</a>, and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectedText-prop">selectedText</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@selectionStart -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$tabChangesFocus -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="tabChangesFocus-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="tabChangesFocus-prop"></a><span class="name">tabChangesFocus</span> : <span class="type">bool</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property holds whether Tab changes focus, or is accepted as input.</p>
<p>Defaults to <code>false</code>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@tabChangesFocus -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$text -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="text-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="text-prop"></a><span class="name">text</span> : <span class="type">string</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The text to display. If the text format is AutoText the text edit will automatically determine whether the text should be treated as rich text. This determination is made using <a href="../qtgui/qt.html#mightBeRichText">Qt::mightBeRichText()</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@text -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$textColor -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="textColor-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="textColor-prop"></a><span class="name">textColor</span> : <span class="type">color</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The text color.</p>
<pre class="qml"><span class="type"><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a></span> { <span class="name">textColor</span>: <span class="string">"orange"</span> }</pre>
</div></div><!-- @@@textColor -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$textDocument -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="textDocument-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="textDocument-prop"></a><span class="name">textDocument</span> : <span class="type">TextDocument</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This property exposes the <a href="../qtquick/qquicktextdocument.html">QQuickTextDocument</a> of this <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html#textDocument-prop">TextEdit::textDocument</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@textDocument -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$textFormat -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="textFormat-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="textFormat-prop"></a><span class="name">textFormat</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The way the text property should be displayed.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AutoText</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.PlainText</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.RichText</li>
</ul>
<p>The default is <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.PlainText. If the text format is <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AutoText the text edit will automatically determine whether the text should be treated as rich text. This determination is made using <a href="../qtgui/qt.html#mightBeRichText">Qt::mightBeRichText()</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@textFormat -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$textMargin -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="textMargin-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="textMargin-prop"></a><span class="name">textMargin</span> : <span class="type">real</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>The margin, in pixels, around the text in the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
<p>This QML property was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.1.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@textMargin -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$verticalAlignment -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="verticalAlignment-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="verticalAlignment-prop"></a><span class="name">verticalAlignment</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Sets the alignment of the text within the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item's height.</p>
<p>The valid values for <code>verticalAlignment</code> are:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignTop</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignBottom</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.AlignVCenter (Default)</li>
</ul>
</div></div><!-- @@@verticalAlignment -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$wrapMode -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="wrapMode-prop"><td class="tblQmlPropNode"><p><a name="wrapMode-prop"></a><span class="name">wrapMode</span> : <span class="type">enumeration</span></p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Set this property to wrap the text to the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> item's width.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.NoWrap - no wrapping will be performed.</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.WordWrap (default) - wrapping is done on word boundaries only.</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.WrapAnywhere - wrapping is done at any point on a line, even if it occurs in the middle of a word.</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.Wrap - if possible, wrapping occurs at a word boundary; otherwise it will occur at the appropriate point on the line, even in the middle of a word.</li>
</ul>
</div></div><!-- @@@wrapMode -->
<br/>
<h2>Signal Documentation</h2>
<!-- $$$linkActivated -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="linkActivated-signal"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="linkActivated-signal"></a><span class="name">linkActivated</span>(<span class="type">string</span><i> link</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This signal is emitted when the user clicks on a link embedded in the text. The link must be in rich text or HTML format and the <i>link</i> string provides access to the particular link.</p>
<p>The corresponding handler is <code>onLinkActivated</code>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@linkActivated -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$linkHovered -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="linkHovered-signal"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="linkHovered-signal"></a><span class="name">linkHovered</span>(<span class="type">string</span><i> link</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>This signal is emitted when the user hovers a link embedded in the text. The link must be in rich text or HTML format and the <i>link</i> string provides access to the particular link.</p>
<p>The corresponding handler is <code>onLinkHovered</code>.</p>
<p>This QML signal was introduced in QtQuick.Controls 1.1.</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#hoveredLink-prop">hoveredLink</a>.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@linkHovered -->
<br/>
<h2>Method Documentation</h2>
<!-- $$$append -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="append-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="append-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">append</span>(<span class="type">string</span><i> text</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Appends <i>string</i> as a new line to the end of the text area.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@append -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$copy -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="copy-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="copy-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">copy</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Copies the currently selected text to the system clipboard.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@copy -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$cut -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="cut-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="cut-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">cut</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Moves the currently selected text to the system clipboard.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@cut -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$deselect -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="deselect-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="deselect-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">deselect</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Removes active text selection.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@deselect -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$getFormattedText -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="getFormattedText-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="getFormattedText-method"></a><span class="type">string</span> <span class="name">getFormattedText</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> start</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> end</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the section of text that is between the <i>start</i> and <i>end</i> positions.</p>
<p>The returned text will be formatted according to the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#textFormat-prop">textFormat</a> property.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@getFormattedText -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$getText -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="getText-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="getText-method"></a><span class="type">string</span> <span class="name">getText</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> start</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> end</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the section of text that is between the <i>start</i> and <i>end</i> positions.</p>
<p>The returned text does not include any rich text formatting.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@getText -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$insert -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="insert-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="insert-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">insert</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> position</i>, <span class="type">string</span><i> text</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Inserts <i>text</i> into the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a> at position.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@insert -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$isRightToLeft -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="isRightToLeft-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="isRightToLeft-method"></a><span class="type">bool</span> <span class="name">isRightToLeft</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> start</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> end</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns true if the natural reading direction of the editor text found between positions <i>start</i> and <i>end</i> is right to left.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@isRightToLeft -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$moveCursorSelection -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="moveCursorSelection-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="moveCursorSelection-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">moveCursorSelection</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> position</i>, <span class="type">SelectionMode</span><i> mode</i> = TextEdit.SelectCharacters)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Moves the cursor to <i>position</i> and updates the selection according to the optional <i>mode</i> parameter. (To only move the cursor, set the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#cursorPosition-prop">cursorPosition</a> property.)</p>
<p>When this method is called it additionally sets either the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> or the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a> (whichever was at the previous cursor position) to the specified position. This allows you to easily extend and contract the selected text range.</p>
<p>The selection mode specifies whether the selection is updated on a per character or a per word basis. If not specified the selection mode will default to <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.SelectCharacters.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.SelectCharacters - Sets either the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> or <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a> (whichever was at the previous cursor position) to the specified position.</li>
<li><a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.SelectWords - Sets the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a> to include all words between the specified position and the previous cursor position. Words partially in the range are included.</li>
</ul>
<p>For example, take this sequence of calls:</p>
<pre class="cpp">cursorPosition <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="number">5</span>
moveCursorSelection(<span class="number">9</span><span class="operator">,</span> TextEdit<span class="operator">.</span>SelectCharacters)
moveCursorSelection(<span class="number">7</span><span class="operator">,</span> TextEdit<span class="operator">.</span>SelectCharacters)</pre>
<p>This moves the cursor to the 5th position, extends the selection end from 5 to 9, and then retracts the selection end from 9 to 7, leaving the text from the 5th position to the 7th position selected (the 6th and 7th characters).</p>
<p>The same sequence with <a href="../qtquick/qml-qtquick-textedit.html">TextEdit</a>.SelectWords will extend the selection start to a word boundary before or on the 5th position, and extend the selection end to a word boundary on or past the 9th position.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@moveCursorSelection -->
<br/>
<!-- $$$paste -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="paste-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="paste-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">paste</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Replaces the currently selected text by the contents of the system clipboard.</p>
</div></div><!-- @@@paste -->
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<!-- $$$positionAt -->
<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="positionAt-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="positionAt-method"></a><span class="type">int</span> <span class="name">positionAt</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> x</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> y</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the text position closest to pixel position (<i>x</i>, <i>y</i>).</p>
<p>Position 0 is before the first character, position 1 is after the first character but before the second, and so on until position <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#text-prop">text</a>.length, which is after all characters.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="positionToRectangle-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="positionToRectangle-method"></a><span class="type">rectangle</span> <span class="name">positionToRectangle</span>(<i> position</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Returns the rectangle at the given <i>position</i> in the text. The x, y, and height properties correspond to the cursor that would describe that position.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="remove-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="remove-method"></a><span class="type">string</span> <span class="name">remove</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> start</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> end</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Removes the section of text that is between the <i>start</i> and <i>end</i> positions from the <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html">TextArea</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="select-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="select-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">select</span>(<span class="type">int</span><i> start</i>, <span class="type">int</span><i> end</i>)</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Causes the text from <i>start</i> to <i>end</i> to be selected.</p>
<p>If either start or end is out of range, the selection is not changed.</p>
<p>After calling this, <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> will become the lesser and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a> will become the greater (regardless of the order passed to this method).</p>
<p><b>See also </b><a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionStart-prop">selectionStart</a> and <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#selectionEnd-prop">selectionEnd</a>.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="selectWord-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="selectWord-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">selectWord</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Causes the word closest to the current cursor position to be selected.</p>
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<div class="qmlitem"><div class="qmlproto"><div class="table"><table class="qmlname"><tr valign="top" class="odd" id="undo-method"><td class="tblQmlFuncNode"><p><a name="undo-method"></a><span class="type">void</span> <span class="name">undo</span>()</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="qmldoc"><p>Undoes the last operation if undo is <a href="qml-qtquick-controls-textarea.html#canUndo-prop">available</a>. Deselects any current selection, and updates the selection start to the current cursor position.</p>
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