Functions
input.text_area()
Adds a multiline text input field to the Inputs tab in your script's Settings, allowing users to configure the script by entering custom text across multiple lines.
Syntax
input.text_area(const string defval, const string title, const string tooltip, const string inline, const string group, const bool confirm) → input string
Arguments
defval required const string Determines the default value of the input variable proposed in the script's "Settings/Inputs" tab, from where the user can change it. title const string Title of the input. If not specified, the variable name is used as the input's title. If the title is specified, but it is empty, the name will be an empty string. tooltip const string The string that will be shown to the user when hovering over the tooltip icon. inline const string Combines all the input calls using the same argument in one line. The string used as an argument is not displayed. It is only used to identify inputs belonging to the same line. group const string Creates a header above all inputs using the same group argument string. The string is also used as the header's text. confirm const bool If true, then user will be asked to confirm input value before indicator is added to chart. Default value is false. Return Type
input string Example
indicator("Text Area Input Example", overlay=true)
customNotes = input.text_area("Enter your notes here...", title="Custom Notes")
bgcolor(customNotes == "Bullish" ? color.green : customNotes == "Bearish" ? color.red : na)