.topic ctrl.textbox
.title TextBox
.toc 1 TextBox
.index TextBox
.index Text
.index DataSource
.index DataField

.h1 TextBox

VB Equivalent: TextBox -- DVX Widget: textbox (single-line text input, max 256 chars)

A single-line text input field. Supports data binding via DataSource and DataField properties.

.h2 Type-Specific Properties

.table
  Property     Type     Description
  ----------   ------   -------------------------------------------
  Text         String   The text content of the input field.
  DataSource   String   Name of a Data control for data binding.
  DataField    String   Column name for data binding.
.endtable

Default Event: Change

.h2 Example

.code
Begin TextBox Text1
    Text = "Enter text here"
End

Sub Text1_Change ()
    Label1.Caption = "You typed: " & Text1.Text
End Sub
.endcode

.link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods
.link ctrl.databinding Data Binding
.topic ctrl.textarea
.title TextArea
.toc 1 TextArea
.index TextArea

.h1 TextArea

VB Equivalent: TextArea (DVX extension) -- DVX Widget: textarea (multi-line text input, max 4096 chars)

A multi-line text editing area. This is a DVX extension with no direct VB3 equivalent (VB uses a TextBox with MultiLine=True). Supports syntax colorization, line numbers, auto-indent, and find/replace via the C API.

.h2 Type-Specific Properties

.table
  Property   Type     Description
  --------   ------   -------------------------------------------
  Text       String   The full text content.
.endtable

Default Event: Change

.link ctrl.common.props Common Properties, Events, and Methods