Cmdlet

New-ConsoleTextArea

Module: ConsoleMonster
Inputs: None
Outputs: ConsoleMonster.Interactive.TextArea

Creates a named multiline text input for Show-ConsoleApp.

Syntax

New-ConsoleTextArea
[-Disabled]
[-Height <Int32>]
[[-Label] <String>]
[-MaxLength <Int32>]
[-Name] <String>
[-OnChange <ScriptBlock>]
[-Placeholder <String>]
[-TabIndex <Int32>]
[-Value <String>]
[<CommonParameters>]

Parameter set: All Parameter Sets

Description

Emits a stable core TextArea widget. Place inputs in the outer layout, outside dependent bindings. The final state contains the input's committed value.

Examples

Example 1

New-ConsoleTextArea -Name Notes -Height 4 -Value 'Draft'

Create an application input.

Parameters

-Disabled SwitchParameter optional: Disables editing and removes the input from keyboard focus traversal.
-Height Int32 optional: Number of visible text rows; defaults to six.
-Label String optionalposition: 1: Visible label; defaults to the name using the core control's labels.
-MaxLength Int32 optional: Maximum text length in UTF-16 units.
-Name String requiredposition: 0: Unique key in the application's state and final hashtable.
-OnChange ScriptBlock optional: Runs once per committed edit on the owning input thread. Receives param($Value, $State) and injected $Value, $State and $Control. State is a hashtable; add or assign keys to write back. Output is discarded. Retains closure variables.
-Placeholder String optional: Muted hint while the value is empty.
-TabIndex Int32 optional: Keyboard focus order. Equal values preserve layout declaration order.
-Value String optional: Initial multiline text; empty by default.

Common Parameters

This command supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable.

For more information, see about_CommonParameters.