BA_createTextArea

BA_createTextArea

 

The use of this function requires the Power Actions add-on be installed and licensed.

Syntax

BA_createTextArea(label, defaultValue, isDisabled [, rows[, isRequired, fieldDescription]])

Package

poweraction

Alias

 

Pkg Usage

createTextArea(label, defaultValue, isDisabled [, rows[, isRequired, fieldDescription]])

Description

Creates a text area suitable for longer text values like comments.

Parameters

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

Parameter name

Type

Required

Description

label

String

Yes

Field label.

defaultValue

String

Yes

Specifies a default value for the text area.

isDisabled

Boolean

No

Specifies whether the field is read-only or no.

rows

Number

No

The initial height of the text area (defaults to 5). Certain browsers allow resizing.

isRequired

Boolean

No

Specifies whether the field should be marked as required with a dark red asterisk.

Please note that marking a field as required does not perform any validation in Jira 9. However, in Jira 10, this has been improved, and the fields are now properly validated.

fieldDescription

String

No

A description of the field to be displayed immediately under the input box.

Return Type

None

The returned value has no meaning

Example

BA_createTextArea("text 1", "", false , 5, false, "description 1"); BA_createTextArea("text 2", "mini textarea", false , 2, false, "description 2"); BA_createTextArea("text 3", "maxi textarea", true , 10, false, "description 3");

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