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Hover the classes to see matching element(s) in the example
xfTextarea matches an Element that represents a XForms input element
xfControl matches an Element that represents a XForms control
xfLabel matches the label part of an XForms control
xfValue matches the widget part of an XForms control
xfReadOnly matches a xforms control that is currently readonly
xfReadWrite matches a xforms control that is currently writable
xfRequired matches a xforms control that is currently required
xfOptional matches a xforms control that is currently optional
xfEnabled matches a xforms control that is currently relevant (enabled)
xfDisabled matches a xforms control that is currently disabled (can't be visualized here as the control gets hidden)
xfValid matches a xforms control that is currently valid
xfInvalid matches a xforms control that is currently invalid

# HTML Textarea control

This form control enables free-form data entry and is intended for use in entering multiline content, e.g., the body of an email message.

A textarea using attribute mediatype with value 'text/html' will be rendered as a WYSIWYG HTML editing control.

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## Example

a HTML editor textarea a Hint for this control help for textarea1 invalid
readonly required relevant valid

## XForms Markup

    <xf:textarea id="textarea1" ref="textarea1/value" mediatype="text/html" incremental="true">
        <xf:label>a HTML editor textarea</xf:label>
        <xf:hint>a Hint for this control</xf:hint>
        <xf:help>help for textarea1</xf:help>
        <xf:alert>invalid</xf:alert>
    </xf:textarea>