A text area is a larger box that allows the user to enter multiple lines of text. Generally, pressing Enter in a text area will enter a newline character, creating a line break.
Following are the properties:
Required: The user can make the text area field required.
Unique: The user can make the text area field unique.
Minimum & Maximum Length: The user can set the minimum and maximum length.
Default: The user can set the default value.
Read Only: The user can make the text area field read-only.
Sortable: The user can make the text area field sortable.
Direction:
Right-To-Left: writing starts from the right and continues to the left.
Left_To_Right: writing starts from the left and continues to the right.
Auto: By default, writing starts from the left and continues to the right.
8. Columns: The user can set column size with minimum 0.
9. Rows: The user can set row size with minimum 0.
10. Pattern: A text area pattern is an expression that users can use to evaluate whether a string contains a particular pattern of characters. Text patterns consist of special characters and characters.Allows users to enter characters according to the length given (up to 255) on separate lines.
Field creation properties:
Label: To display on UI
Name: To save at backend, instance prefix will append in case of custom object
Required: You can set this field as required or mandatory. So, the record cannot be saved without entering the value in this field
Unique: If the field is set as unique then more than one record cannot be saved with the same value in this field <can be removed>
Minimum Length: Set the minimum length of the text which can be entered while record creation, this can’t be less than 1
Maximum Length: Set the maximum length of the text which can be entered while the record creation. This can’t be less than the minimum length provided, this can’t be more than 255
Columns: You can set the number of columns in which the text will be entered and displayed
Rows: You can set the number of rows in which the text will be entered and displayed
Direction: You can define the direction of the input
Right to left
Left to right
Auto
Pattern: You can set the pattern of the input by adding regex
ReadOnly <> Read-only: You can set this field as read-only. Users can put the value in this field only while record creation
Sortable: Value in fields can be sorted in ascending or descending order on the listview if this is set as true
Default Value: You can set a default value to the field which can be updated or changed while creating the record
Help Text: This text will be visible at the top right corner of the field as a popover
Description: You can give the description of the field while creation
Access Feature
Queryable: Query can be performed on this field
Creatable: Record can be created with value in this field
Editable: Value in this field can be edited