.. index::
   single: Forms; Fields; TextareaType

TextareaType Field
==================

Renders a ``textarea`` HTML element.

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| Rendered as | ``textarea`` tag                                                       |
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| Inherited   | - `attr`_                                                              |
| options     | - `data`_                                                              |
|             | - `disabled`_                                                          |
|             | - `empty_data`_                                                        |
|             | - `error_bubbling`_                                                    |
|             | - `error_mapping`_                                                     |
|             | - `help`_                                                              |
|             | - `help_attr`_                                                         |
|             | - `help_html`_                                                         |
|             | - `label`_                                                             |
|             | - `label_attr`_                                                        |
|             | - `label_format`_                                                      |
|             | - `mapped`_                                                            |
|             | - `required`_                                                          |
|             | - `row_attr`_                                                          |
|             | - `trim`_                                                              |
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| Parent type | :doc:`TextType </reference/forms/types/text>`                          |
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| Class       | :class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Extension\\Core\\Type\\TextareaType` |
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.. tip::

    If you prefer to use an **advanced WYSIWYG editor** instead of a plain
    ``<textarea>``, consider using the FOSCKEditorBundle community bundle. Read
    `its documentation`_ to learn how to integrate it in your Symfony application.

Inherited Options
-----------------

These options inherit from the :doc:`FormType </reference/forms/types/form>`:

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.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/data.rst.inc

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    :end-before: DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER

The default value is ``''`` (the empty string).

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    :start-after: DEFAULT_PLACEHOLDER

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/error_bubbling.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/error_mapping.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help_attr.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/help_html.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label_attr.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/label_format.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/mapped.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/required.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/row_attr.rst.inc

.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/trim.rst.inc

.. _`its documentation`: https://symfony.com/doc/current/bundles/FOSCKEditorBundle/index.html