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Elementor textarea control displays a classic textarea field with an option to set the number of rows.
The control is defined in Control_Textarea class which extends Base_Data_Control class.
Note that when using the control, the type should be set using the \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXTAREA constant.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
type |
string |
textarea | The type of the control. |
label |
string |
The label that appears above of the field. | |
description |
string |
The description that appears below the field. | |
show_label |
bool |
true | Whether to display the label. |
label_block |
bool |
true | Whether to display the label in a separate line. |
separator |
string |
default | Set the position of the control separator. Available values are default, before, after and none. default will position the separator depending on the control type. before / after will position the separator before/after the control. none will hide the separator. |
rows |
int |
5 | Number of rows. |
placeholder |
string |
The field placeholder that appears when the field has no values. | |
default |
string |
The field default value. |
Return Value
(string) The textarea field value.
Usage
<?php
class Elementor_Test_Widget extends \Elementor\Widget_Base {
protected function _register_controls() {
$this->start_controls_section(
'content_section',
[
'label' => __( 'Content', 'plugin-name' ),
'tab' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TAB_CONTENT,
]
);
$this->add_control(
'item_description',
[
'label' => __( 'Description', 'plugin-domain' ),
'type' => \Elementor\Controls_Manager::TEXTAREA,
'rows' => 10,
'default' => __( 'Default description', 'plugin-domain' ),
'placeholder' => __( 'Type your description here', 'plugin-domain' ),
]
);
$this->end_controls_section();
}
protected function render() {
$settings = $this->get_settings_for_display();
echo '<p>' . $settings['item_description'] . '</p>';
}
protected function _content_template() {
?>
<p>{{{ settings.item_description }}}</p>
<?php
}
}