# Textarea

Auto-growing multiline field with stable label, hint, error, count, and native-element associations.

Choose Textarea for free-form multiline text. Use its label or a native accessible name. Component errors replace hints, preserve consumer `aria-describedby`, and set `aria-invalid`.

## API

The package declarations define these public members.

### Inherited prop contracts

- `Omit<HTMLTextareaAttributes, 'value'>` — Props from this native base are accepted except the listed members.

| Member | Type | Kind | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | `string` | prop | No | `undefined` | No additional description. |
| `hint` | `string` | prop | No | `undefined` | No additional description. |
| `label` | `string` | prop | No | `undefined` | No additional description. |
| `maxRows` | `number` | prop | No | `undefined` | No additional description. |
| `ref` | `HTMLTextAreaElement` | binding | No | `undefined` | Bind this property to access the native textarea element. |
| `rows` | `number` | prop | No | `3` | No additional description. |
| `showCount` | `boolean` | prop | No | `false` | No additional description. |
| `value` | `string` | binding | No | `''` | No additional description. |

## Related

- [Label](/docs/components/label): Visible form label with required-state treatment.
- [Input](/docs/components/input): Single-line field with internal or external labeling, hint, error, icons, and password reveal.
- [Switch](/docs/components/switch): Bindable binary switch with visible or aria-only labeling.