TextView Control

Definition and Usage

The TextView control is used to create a multi-line input box on a mobile device.

The text can be specified by the text attribute or as the content of the TextView element. If the text is specified in both ways, the inner text takes precedence. However, if the text is programmatically set, the inner text is replaced with this text.

Properties

Property	Value	Description
Alignment	left center right	Optional. How to align the textbox
BackColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A background color for the textbox
ForeColor	rgb(x,x,x) #xxxxxx colorname	Optional. A foreground color for the textbox
Font-Bold	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the textbox should be bold
Font-Italic	false true	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the textbox should be italic
Font-Name	fontname	Optional. Specifies the font name of the text in the textbox
Font-Size	normal small large	Optional. Specifies the font size of the text in the textbox
id	unique_name	Optional. A unique id for the control
runat	"server"	Required. Specifies that the control is a server control
StyleReference	name_of_style_element	Optional. Specifies a reference to a style to be applied to the control
Text	text	Optional. The text to display in the textbox
Wrapping	wrap nowrap	Optional. Specifies whether or not the text in the textbox should wrap

Example 1

The following example will declare one form in an .aspx file. The form has a TextView control containing a long text:

<%@ Page
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage"%>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<Mobile:Form runat="server">
  <Mobile:TextView runat="server">
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  </Mobile:TextView>
</Mobile:Form>

Example 2

The following example will declare one form in an .aspx file. The form has a TextView control containing a long text. The text will be centered on the page and displayed in italic:

<%@ Page
Inherits="System.Web.UI.MobileControls.MobilePage"%>
<%@ Register TagPrefix="Mobile"
Namespace="System.Web.UI.MobileControls"
Assembly="System.Web.Mobile" %>

<Mobile:Form runat="server">
  <Mobile:TextView runat="server" alignment="center"
  font-italic="true">
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  This is a very long text to demonstrate
  how text can be displayed over several screens.  
  </Mobile:TextView>
</Mobile:Form>

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