vuejs input Textarea binding with examples

The textarea is a multi-line input component in HTML commonly used for form input in web applications, allowing users to provide detailed input.

You can create a textarea in HTML as follows

<textarea placeholder="Please enter comments"></textarea>

This post guide you through implementing two-way data binding for a textarea in Vue.js using v-model and input binding, providing practical examples.

#Simple TextArea Example in Vue.js

For any form control, values of a textarea are mapped to the Vue component instance using the v-model directive. Vue’s two-way binding with v-model facilitates the seamless transfer of data between the form input control and the controller.

In the Vue component below:

• The textarea is declared in the template.
• v-model is added for two-way binding between the template and the script.
• The message property is declared and configured in the v-model attribute within the data function.

<template>
  <div class="hello">
    <textarea v-model="message" placeholder="Please add"></textarea>
  </div>
  <span>Comments:</span>
  <p style="white-space: pre-line">{{ message }}</p>
  <br />
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "textarea",
  props: {
    message: String,
  },
  data: function () {
    return {
      message: "",
    };
  },
};
</script>

<style scoped>
h3 {
  margin: 40px 0 0;
}
ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
}
li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 10px;
}
a {
  color: #42b983;
}
</style>

v-model provides two-way data binding. The same result can be achieved with :value and @input (i.e., Textarea Input Binding):

:value provides read the value from input ie one-way binding @input allows setting value to an input text area.

This way we can achieve two-way binding without v-model

<template>
  <div class="hello">
    <textarea
      :value="message"
      @input="message = $event.target.value"
      rows="10"
      cols="50"
    ></textarea>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "textarea",
};
</script>

#Character Count with TextArea Component in Vue.js

Here’s an example of limiting the character count of a textarea to 100 characters, displaying an error message if the count exceeds 100. The example includes

• Adding a keyup event with an event handler function (characterCount) bound using v-on or :.
• Defining initial values for textarea properties, including character and pending character count.
• v-model holding the data property message for two-way binding.
• isError as a boolean flag to check if the count is less than -1 and display the error color in red.
• characterCount method checks the character count entered in the text area. Here is a complete code:

<template>
  <div class="hello">
    <textarea
      :keyup="characterCount"
      v-model="message"
      placeholder=""
    ></textarea>
  </div>
  <span></span>
  <p v-bind:class="{ error: isError }">
    Remaining Character Count :{{ pendingCount }}
  </p>
  <br />
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "textarea",

  data: function () {
    return {
      totalCount: 100,
      pendingCount: 100,
      message: "",
      isError: false,
    };
  },
  methods: {
    characterCount: function () {
      this.pendingCount = this.totalCount - this.message.length;
      this.isError = this.pendingCount < 0;
    },
  },
};
</script>

<style scoped>
h3 {
  margin: 40px 0 0;
}
ul {
  list-style-type: none;
  padding: 0;
}
li {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 10px;
}
a {
  color: #42b983;
}
textarea {
  height: 150px;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.error {
  color: red;
}
</style>

Output: