# TextInput
Form component to be used for entering text values, both short form and long
form. Currently an inline component but as and when we get chance this will be
changed to also accept slots for specifying specific parts of the component.
```hbs preview-template
<TextInput
@name="single"
@label="Single Line Text Input"
@item={{hash
single=""
}}
@placeholder="Placeholder: Enter some single line text here"
@help="Help me if you can, I'm feeling down"
/>
<hr />
<TextInput
@expanded={{true}}
@name="Description"
@label="Multiline Input"
@item={{hash
Description="Long form text"
}}
/>
```
## Arguments
| Argument | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `item` | `Object` | | An object whose properties are to be edited |
| `name` | `String` | '' | An identifier for the property to be edited on the `item` |
| `label` | `String` | `@name` | A label to use to label the text input element |
| `placeholder` | `String` | | Equivalent to the HTML `placeholder=""` attribute |
| `help` | `String` | | Provide some help text for the input (consider using `@validations` instead) |
| `expanded` | `Boolean` | `false` | Whether to use an expanded textarea or just a normal single line input |
| `validations` | `Object` | | A `validations` object to be passed to the underlying `validate` modifier |
| `chart` | `Object` | | A StateChart object (implementing `state` and `dispatch` to be passed to the underlying `validate` modifier |
| `oninput` | `Function` | | An event listener fired oninput to the text input |
## See
- [Validate Modifier](../modifiers/validate.mdx)
- [Template Source Code](./index.hbs)
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