---
name: "Embperl::Form::Control::textarea"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libembperl-perl"
version: "2.5.0-17"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Embperl::Form::Control::textarea"
---

# Embperl::Form::Control::textarea(3pm)

A textarea input control inside an Embperl Form

## NAME

Embperl::Form::Control::textarea - A textarea input control inside an Embperl Form

## SYNOPSIS

```
  {
  type => 'textarea',
  text => 'blabla',
  name => 'foo',
  id   => 'id_foo',
  rows => 10,
  cols => 80,
  }
```

## DESCRIPTION

Used to create an input control inside an Embperl Form. See Embperl::Form on how to specify parameters.

### PARAMETER

*type*

Needs to be 'textarea'

*text*

Will be used as label for the text input control

*name*

Will be used as field name for the text input control

*name*

Will be used as id of the text input control

*cols*

Number of columns

*rows*

Number of rows

## Author

G. Richter (richter at embperl dot org)

## See Also

[**perl**(1)](/perl/1.md), Embperl, Embperl::Form