TextArea

A question which provides allows an open ended response to be provided through the use of a text field which can be adjusted in size. This question type is more appropriate for open ended responses which may be long in nature (two or more sentences).

Format

TextArea Name
  traits

• Name - the name of the question, must follow the rules for constants (capitalized name)
• traits - this block contains traits, which are statements that modify the question's properties

Detailed Description

The default text area for this type of question has a height of 5 lines and a width of 60 characters.

Trait Options

• text_area_size
• text
• t
• add_default_answer
• calculation
• no_skip

Example

TextArea PurchaseReason
  text "What reasons lead you to purchase your current home?"
  text_area_size 5, 60

Future Development

This question type and the Text Area Question type may be combined in the future. If that were to happen, likely the default text field size of the combined question type would be similar to the Open-Ended Question.

Related Pages

• Open-Ended Question. Generally use this type if you need a question with minimal text input. It has a text box with a height of 1 line.

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