Package com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields

# Class TextItem

java.lang.Object
com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject
com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass
com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass
com.smartgwt.client.data.Field
com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem
com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.TextItem

All Implemented Interfaces:
  `HasHandlers`, `HasBlurHandlers`, `HasChangedHandlers`, `HasChangeHandlers`, `HasClickHandlers`, `HasDoubleClickHandlers`, `HasEditorEnterHandlers`, `HasEditorExitHandlers`, `HasFocusHandlers`, `HasIconClickHandlers`, `HasIconKeyPressHandlers`, `HasItemHoverHandlers`, `HasKeyDownHandlers`, `HasKeyPressHandlers`, `HasKeyUpHandlers`, `HasPendingStatusChangedHandlers`, `HasPickerIconClickHandlers`, `HasShowContextMenuHandlers`, `HasTitleClickHandlers`, `HasTitleDoubleClickHandlers`, `HasTitleHoverHandlers`, `HasValueHoverHandlers`, `HasValueIconClickHandlers`

Direct Known Subclasses:
  `ColorItem`, `ComboBoxItem`, `DoubleItem`, `FloatItem`, `IntegerItem`, `PasswordItem`, `SpinnerItem`, `UploadItem`

public class TextItem extends FormItem
FormItem for managing a text field.

- ## Nested Class Summary

  ## Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

  `FormItem.CustomStateGetter, FormItem.StateCustomizer`

- ## Field Summary

  ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

  `configOnly, scClassName, warnOnEditorTypeConversion, warnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault`

  ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

  `id`

  ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

  `factoryCreated, factoryProperties`

  ### Fields inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

  `jsObj`

- ## Constructor Summary

  Constructors
  Constructor
  Description
  `TextItem()`
  `TextItem(JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
  `TextItem(String name)`
  `TextItem(String name, String title)`

- ## Method Summary

  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `static void`
  `changeAutoChildDefaults(String autoChildName, Canvas defaults)`
  Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
  `static void`
  `changeAutoChildDefaults(String autoChildName, FormItem defaults)`
  Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
  `static void`
  `changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)`
  `void`
  `deselectValue()`
  If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
  `void`
  `deselectValue(Boolean start)`
  If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection.
  `Boolean`
  `getBrowserAutoCapitalize()`
  `Boolean`
  `getBrowserAutoCorrect()`
  In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
  `String`
  `getBrowserInputType()`
  This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
  `Boolean`
  `getChangeOnKeypress()`
  Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
  `CharacterCasing`
  `getCharacterCasing()`
  Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.
  `String`
  `getEditProxyConstructor()`
  Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
  `boolean`
  `getEnforceLength()`
  If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length.
  `String`
  `getEnteredValue()`
  Returns the raw text value that currently appears in the text field, which can differ from `FormItem.getValue()` in various cases - for example: for items that constrain the value range, such as a `DateItem` with `enforceDate`:true, or a `ComboBoxItem` with `addUnknownValues`:false for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value while the item has focus if `changeOnKeypress` is false
  `Boolean`
  `getEscapeHTML()`
  By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`).
  `Boolean`
  `getFetchMissingValues()`
  If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
  `Boolean`
  `getFormatOnBlur()`
  With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus.
  `Boolean`
  `getFormatOnFocusChange()`
  Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
  `String`
  `getHint()`
  Returns the hint text for this item.
  `String`
  `getKeyPressFilter()`
  Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
  `Integer`
  `getLength()`
  If set, the maximum number of characters for this field.
  `String`
  `getMask()`
  Input mask used to restrict and format text within this item.
  `Boolean`
  `getMaskOverwriteMode()`
  During entry into a `masked field`, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
  `String`
  `getMaskPadChar()`
  Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has no focus.
  `String`
  `getMaskPromptChar()`
  Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has focus.
  `Boolean`
  `getMaskSaveLiterals()`
  Should entered `mask` value be saved with embedded literals?
  `static TextItem`
  `getOrCreateRef(JavaScriptObject jsObj)`
  `Boolean`
  `getPrintFullText()`
  When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
  `Boolean`
  `getSaveOnEnter()`
  Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true.
  `int[]`
  `getSelectionRange()`
  For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection if the item currently has the focus.
  `Boolean`
  `getSelectOnClick()`
  Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
  `Boolean`
  `getSelectOnFocus()`
  Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
  `Boolean`
  `getShowHintInField()`
  If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?
  `boolean`
  `getShowInputElement()`
  When set to false, prevents this item's input element from being written into the DOM.
  `boolean`
  `getSupportsCutPasteEvents()`
  Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
  `Boolean`
  `getSuppressBrowserClearIcon()`
  This attribute currently only has an effect in Internet Explorer.
  `String`
  `getTextBoxStyle()`
  Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
  `boolean`
  `getUsePlaceholderForHint()`
  If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.
  `String`
  `getValueAsString()`
  Return the value tracked by this form item.
  `Boolean`
  `pendingStatusChanged(DynamicForm form, FormItem item, boolean pendingStatus, Object newValue, Object value)`
  Notification method called when `showPending` is enabled and this text item should either clear or show its pending visual state.
  `void`
  `selectValue()`
  Put focus in this item and select the entire value.
  `TextItem`
  `setBrowserAutoCapitalize(Boolean browserAutoCapitalize)`
  Note : This is an advanced setting
  `TextItem`
  `setBrowserAutoCorrect(Boolean browserAutoCorrect)`
  In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.
  `TextItem`
  `setBrowserInputType(String browserInputType)`
  This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.
  `TextItem`
  `setChangeOnKeypress(Boolean changeOnKeypress)`
  Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.
  `TextItem`
  `setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing)`
  Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.
  `static void`
  `setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties)`
  Class level method to set the default properties of this class.
  `TextItem`
  `setEditProxyConstructor(String editProxyConstructor)`
  Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
  `TextItem`
  `setEnforceLength(boolean enforceLength)`
  If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length.
  `TextItem`
  `setEscapeHTML(Boolean escapeHTML)`
  By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`).
  `TextItem`
  `setFetchMissingValues(Boolean fetchMissingValues)`
  If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.
  `TextItem`
  `setFormatOnBlur(Boolean formatOnBlur)`
  With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus.
  `TextItem`
  `setFormatOnFocusChange(Boolean formatOnFocusChange)`
  Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
  `TextItem`
  `setKeyPressFilter(String keyPressFilter)`
  Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user.
  `TextItem`
  `setLength(Integer length)`
  If set, the maximum number of characters for this field.
  `TextItem`
  `setMask(String mask)`
  Input mask used to restrict and format text within this item.
  `TextItem`
  `setMaskOverwriteMode(Boolean maskOverwriteMode)`
  During entry into a `masked field`, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
  `TextItem`
  `setMaskPadChar(String maskPadChar)`
  Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has no focus.
  `TextItem`
  `setMaskPromptChar(String maskPromptChar)`
  Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has focus.
  `TextItem`
  `setMaskSaveLiterals(Boolean maskSaveLiterals)`
  Should entered `mask` value be saved with embedded literals?
  `void`
  `setPastedValueTransformer(PastedValueTransformer customizer)`
  Notification fired in response to a clipboard "paste" event on freeform text items, giving developers an opportunity to reformat the pasted text.
  `TextItem`
  `setPrintFullText(Boolean printFullText)`
  When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
  `TextItem`
  `setSaveOnEnter(Boolean saveOnEnter)`
  Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true.
  `void`
  `setSelectionRange(int start, int end)`
  Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices.
  `TextItem`
  `setSelectOnClick(Boolean selectOnClick)`
  Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
  `TextItem`
  `setSelectOnFocus(Boolean selectOnFocus)`
  Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis.
  `TextItem`
  `setShowHintInField(Boolean showHintInField)`
  If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?
  `TextItem`
  `setShowInputElement(boolean showInputElement)`
  When set to false, prevents this item's input element from being written into the DOM.
  `TextItem`
  `setSupportsCutPasteEvents(boolean supportsCutPasteEvents)`
  Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?
  `TextItem`
  `setSuppressBrowserClearIcon(Boolean suppressBrowserClearIcon)`
  This attribute currently only has an effect in Internet Explorer.
  `TextItem`
  `setTextBoxStyle(String textBoxStyle)`
  Base CSS class name for this item's input element.
  `TextItem`
  `setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean usePlaceholderForHint)`
  If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.
  `Boolean`
  `shouldFetchMissingValue(Object newValue)`
  If this field has a specified `optionDataSource`, should we perform a fetch against that dataSource to find the record that matches this field's value?

  ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.widgets.form.fields.FormItem

  `_getValue, addBlurHandler, addChangedHandler, addChangeHandler, addClickHandler, addDoubleClickHandler, addEditorEnterHandler, addEditorExitHandler, addFocusHandler, addIcon, addIcon, addIconClickHandler, addIconKeyPressHandler, addItemHoverHandler, addKeyDownHandler, addKeyPressHandler, addKeyUpHandler, addPendingStatusChangedHandler, addPickerIconClickHandler, addShowContextMenuHandler, addTitleClickHandler, addTitleDoubleClickHandler, addTitleHoverHandler, addValueHoverHandler, addValueIconClickHandler, applyFormula, asSGWTComponent, blurItem, canEditCriterion, checkFormItemType, clearErrors, clearValue, disable, disableIcon, enable, enableIcon, error, error, errorIfNotCreated, focusAfterItem, focusInItem, getAccessKey, getAlign, getAllowExpressions, getAlwaysFetchMissingValues, getAlwaysShowControlBox, getApplyAlignToText, getApplyHeightToTextBox, getAriaRole, getAttribute, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsBoolean, getAttributeAsDate, getAttributeAsDouble, getAttributeAsFloat, getAttributeAsInt, getAttributeAsJavaScriptObject, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsString, getAutoComplete, getAutoCompleteKeywords, getBrowserSpellCheck, getCanEdit, getCanEditOpaqueValues, getCanFocus, getCanHover, getCanSelectText, getCanTabToIcons, getCanvasAutoChild, getCellHeight, getCellStyle, getClassName, getClipStaticValue, getClipTitle, getConfig, getContainerWidget, getControlStyle, getCriteriaField, getCriterion, getCriterion, getCursorPosition, getCustomState, getDataPath, getDateFormatter, getDecimalPad, getDecimalPrecision, getDefaultIconSrc, getDefaultOperator, getDefaultValue, getDestroyed, getDisabled, getDisabledHover, getDisableIconsOnReadOnly, getDisplayField, getDisplayFieldName, getDisplayValue, getDisplayValue, getEditorTypeConfig, getEditPendingCSSText, getEmptyDisplayValue, getEmptyValueIcon, getEndRow, getErrorIconHeight, getErrorIconProperties, getErrorIconSrc, getErrorIconWidth, getErrorMessageWidth, getErrors, getExportFormat, getExtraControlTableCSS, getExtraTextBoxCSS, getFieldName, getFilterLocally, getForeignDisplayField, getForm, getFormat, getFormItemAutoChild, getFormula, getFullDataPath, getGlobalTabIndex, getGridColNum, getGridRowNum, getHeight, getHeightAsString, getHidden, getHintStyle, getHoverAlign, getHoverDelay, getHoverFocusKey, getHoverHeight, getHoverHeightAsString, getHoverOpacity, getHoverPersist, getHoverStyle, getHoverVAlign, getHoverWidth, getHoverWidthAsString, getIcon, getIconBaseStyle, getIconHeight, getIconHSpace, getIconPageRect, getIconPrompt, getIconRect, getIcons, getIconTabPosition, getIconVAlign, getIconWidth, getID, getImageURLPrefix, getImageURLSuffix, getImplicitSave, getImplicitSaveOnBlur, getInputFormat, getLeft, getLinearColSpan, getLinearColSpanAsString, getLinearEndRow, getLinearEndRowAsString, getLinearStartRow, getLinearStartRowAsString, getLinearWidth, getLinearWidthAsString, getListGrid, getLoadingDisplayValue, getLocateItemBy, getMinHintWidth, getMultiple, getMultipleValueSeparator, getName, getNullOriginalValueText, getOperator, getOptionCriteria, getOptionDataSource, getOptionDataSourceAsString, getOptionFilterContext, getOptionOperationId, getOptionTextMatchStyle, getOriginalValueMessage, getPageLeft, getPageRect, getPageTop, getPaletteDefaults, getPicker, getPickerIcon, getPickerIcon, getPickerIconHeight, getPickerIconName, getPickerIconPrompt, getPickerIconProperties, getPickerIconSrc, getPickerIconStyle, getPickerIconTabPosition, getPickerIconWidth, getPixelHeight, getPixelWidth, getPrintReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getPrintTextBoxStyle, getPrintTitleStyle, getPrompt, getReadOnlyCanSelectText, getReadOnlyControlStyle, getReadOnlyDisplay, getReadOnlyHover, getReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, getReadOnlyWhen, getRect, getRedrawOnChange, getRejectInvalidValueOnChange, getRequired, getRequiredMessage, getRequiredRightTitlePrefix, getRequiredRightTitleSuffix, getRequiredTitlePrefix, getRequiredTitleSuffix, getRequiredWhen, getRightTitlePrefix, getRightTitleSuffix, getRowSpan, getScClassName, getSelectedRecord, getShouldSaveValue, getShowClippedTitleOnHover, getShowClippedValueOnHover, getShowDeletions, getShowDisabled, getShowDisabledIconsOnFocus, getShowDisabledPickerIconOnFocus, getShowErrorIcon, getShowErrorIconInline, getShowErrorStyle, getShowErrorText, getShowFocused, getShowFocusedErrorState, getShowFocusedIcons, getShowFocusedPickerIcon, getShowHint, getShowIcons, getShowIconsOnFocus, getShowImageAsURL, getShowOldValueInHover, getShowOver, getShowOverIcons, getShowPending, getShowPickerIcon, getShowPickerIconOnFocus, getShowRTL, getShowTitle, getShowValueIconOnly, getStartRow, getStaticHeight, getStopOnError, getStoreDisplayValues, getSuppressValueIcon, getSynchronousValidation, getTabIndex, getTextAlign, getTextFormula, getTimeFormatter, getTitle, getTitleAlign, getTitleColSpan, getTitleOrientation, getTitlePrefix, getTitleStyle, getTitleSuffix, getTitleVAlign, getTooltip, getTop, getType, getUpdateControlOnOver, getUpdatePickerIconOnOver, getUpdateTextBoxOnOver, getUseAdvancedCriteria, getUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, getUseLocalDisplayFieldValue, getValidateOnChange, getValidateOnExit, getValidOperators, getVAlign, getValue, getValueAsFloat, getValueAsInteger, getValueAsLong, getValueAsRecordList, getValueDeselectedCSSText, getValueField, getValueFieldName, getValueIconHeight, getValueIconLeftPadding, getValueIconRightPadding, getValueIconSize, getValueIconWidth, getValueMap, getValueMapAsArray, getVisible, getVisibleHeight, getVisibleTitleWidth, getVisibleWhen, getVisibleWidth, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, getWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, getWidth, getWidthAsString, getWrapHintText, getWrapStaticValue, getWrapTitle, handleWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, hasAdvancedCriteria, hasErrors, hide, hideIcon, invalidateDisplayValueCache, isAssignableFrom, isConfigOnly, isCreated, isCutEvent, isDisabled, isDrawn, isFocused, isInGrid, isPasteEvent, isVisible, linkToInstanceUponCreate, mapDisplayToValue, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, mapValueToDisplay, redraw, redraw, removeIcon, selectedRecordChanged, setAccessKey, setAlign, setAllowExpressions, setAlwaysFetchMissingValues, setAlwaysShowControlBox, setApplyAlignToText, setApplyHeightToTextBox, setAriaRole, setAriaState, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAutoChildConstructor, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildProperties, setAutoChildVisibility, setAutoComplete, setAutoCompleteKeywords, setBrowserSpellCheck, setCanEdit, setCanEditCriterionPredicate, setCanEditOpaqueValues, setCanFocus, setCanHover, setCanSelectText, setCanTabToIcons, setCellHeight, setCellStyle, setClipStaticValue, setClipTitle, setColSpan, setColSpan, setConfigOnly, setControlStyle, setCriteriaField, setCriterion, setCriterionGetter, setCriterionSetter, setCustomStateGetter, setDataPath, setDateFormatter, setDecimalPad, setDecimalPrecision, setDefaultIconSrc, setDefaultOperator, setDefaultProperties, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDefaultValue, setDisabled, setDisabledHover, setDisableIconsOnReadOnly, setDisplayField, setDisplayFormat, setDisplayFormat, setEditorProperties, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorType, setEditorValueFormatter, setEditorValueParser, setEditPendingCSSText, setEmptyDisplayValue, setEmptyValueIcon, setEndRow, setErrorFormatter, setErrorIconHeight, setErrorIconProperties, setErrorIconSrc, setErrorIconWidth, setErrorMessageWidth, setErrorOrientation, setErrors, setErrors, setExportFormat, setExtraControlTableCSS, setExtraTextBoxCSS, setFilterLocally, setForeignDisplayField, setFormat, setFormula, setGlobalTabIndex, setHeight, setHeight, setHidden, setHint, setHintStyle, setHoverAlign, setHoverDelay, setHoverFocusKey, setHoverHeight, setHoverHeight, setHoverOpacity, setHoverPersist, setHoverStyle, setHoverVAlign, setHoverWidth, setHoverWidth, setIconBaseStyle, setIconDisabled, setIconHeight, setIconHSpace, setIconPrompt, setIcons, setIconShowOnFocus, setIconVAlign, setIconWidth, setID, setImageURLPrefix, setImageURLSuffix, setImplicitSave, setImplicitSaveOnBlur, setInitHandler, setInputFormat, setInputTransformer, setItemHoverFormatter, setItemTitleHoverFormatter, setItemValueHoverFormatter, setJavaScriptObject, setLeft, setLinearColSpan, setLinearColSpan, setLinearEndRow, setLinearEndRow, setLinearStartRow, setLinearStartRow, setLinearWidth, setLinearWidth, setLoadingDisplayValue, setLocateItemBy, setMinHintWidth, setMultiple, setMultipleValueSeparator, setName, setNullOriginalValueText, setNullProperty, setOperator, setOptionCriteria, setOptionDataSource, setOptionDataSource, setOptionFilterContext, setOptionOperationId, setOptionTextMatchStyle, setOriginalValueMessage, setPickerIconHeight, setPickerIconName, setPickerIconPrompt, setPickerIconProperties, setPickerIconSrc, setPickerIconStyle, setPickerIconWidth, setPrintReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setPrintTextBoxStyle, setPrintTitleStyle, setPrompt, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setProperty, setReadOnlyCanSelectText, setReadOnlyControlStyle, setReadOnlyDisplay, setReadOnlyHover, setReadOnlyTextBoxStyle, setReadOnlyWhen, setRedrawOnChange, setRejectInvalidValueOnChange, setRequired, setRequiredMessage, setRequiredRightTitlePrefix, setRequiredRightTitleSuffix, setRequiredTitlePrefix, setRequiredTitleSuffix, setRequiredWhen, setRightTitlePrefix, setRightTitleSuffix, setRowSpan, setScClassName, setShouldSaveValue, setShowClippedTitleOnHover, setShowClippedValueOnHover, setShowDeletions, setShowDisabled, setShowDisabledIconsOnFocus, setShowDisabledPickerIconOnFocus, setShowErrorIcon, setShowErrorIconInline, setShowErrorStyle, setShowErrorText, setShowFocused, setShowFocusedErrorState, setShowFocusedIcons, setShowFocusedPickerIcon, setShowHint, setShowIcons, setShowIconsOnFocus, setShowIfCondition, setShowImageAsURL, setShowOldValueInHover, setShowOver, setShowOverIcons, setShowPending, setShowPickerIcon, setShowPickerIconOnFocus, setShowRTL, setShowTitle, setShowValueIconOnly, setStartRow, setStateCustomizer, setStaticHeight, setStopOnError, setStoreDisplayValues, setSuppressValueIcon, setSynchronousValidation, setTabIndex, setTextAlign, setTextFormula, setTimeFormatter, setTitle, setTitleAlign, setTitleColSpan, setTitleHoverFormatter, setTitleOrientation, setTitlePrefix, setTitleStyle, setTitleSuffix, setTitleVAlign, setTooltip, setTop, setType, setUpdateControlOnOver, setUpdatePickerIconOnOver, setUpdateTextBoxOnOver, setUseAdvancedCriteria, setUseDisabledHintStyleForReadOnly, setUseLocalDisplayFieldValue, setUseObjectFactoryForTypeFallback, setValidateOnChange, setValidateOnExit, setValidators, setValidOperators, setVAlign, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValue, setValueByDisplayValue, setValueByDisplayValue, setValueDeselectedCSSText, setValueField, setValueFormatter, setValueHoverFormatter, setValueIconHeight, setValueIconLeftPadding, setValueIconMapper, setValueIconRightPadding, setValueIcons, setValueIconSize, setValueIconWidth, setValueMap, setValueMap, setVisible, setVisibleWhen, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversion, setWarnOnEditorTypeConversionDefault, setWidth, setWidth, setWrapHintText, setWrapStaticValue, setWrapTitle, shouldApplyHeightToTextBox, shouldSaveOnEnter, shouldStopKeyPressBubbling, show, showIcon, showPicker, stopHover, storeValue, storeValue, updateState, validate, valueClipped`

  ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.data.Field

  `getCanExport, getExportTitle, getPrimaryKey, getSortByField, setCanExport, setExportTitle, setPrimaryKey, setSortByField`

  ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.RefDataClass

  `getRef, getRef, internalSetID`

  ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.DataClass

  `applyFactoryProperties, doAddHandler, fireEvent, getAttributeAsDoubleArray, getAttributeAsElement, getAttributeAsIntArray, getAttributeAsLong, getAttributeAsMap, getAttributeAsObject, getAttributeAsRecord, getAttributeAsStringArray, getAttributes, getHandlerCount, isFactoryCreated, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttribute, setAttributeAsJavaObject, setFactoryCreated`

  ### Methods inherited from class com.smartgwt.client.core.JsObject

  `equals, getJsObj, hashCode, setJsObj`

  ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

  `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

  ### Methods inherited from interface com.google.gwt.event.shared.HasHandlers

  `fireEvent`

- ## Constructor Details

  - ### TextItem

    public TextItem()

  - ### TextItem

    public TextItem(JavaScriptObject jsObj)

  - ### TextItem

    public TextItem(String name)

  - ### TextItem

    public TextItem(String name, String title)

- ## Method Details

  - ### getOrCreateRef

    public static TextItem getOrCreateRef(JavaScriptObject jsObj)

  - ### changeAutoChildDefaults

    public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(String autoChildName, Canvas defaults)
    Changes the defaults for Canvas AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
    Parameters:
      `autoChildName` - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.
      `defaults` - Canvas defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see `SGWTProperties`.
    See Also:
      - `AutoChildUsage`

  - ### changeAutoChildDefaults

    public static void changeAutoChildDefaults(String autoChildName, FormItem defaults)
    Changes the defaults for FormItem AutoChildren named `autoChildName`.
    Parameters:
      `autoChildName` - name of an AutoChild to customize the defaults for.
      `defaults` - FormItem defaults to apply. These defaults override any existing properties without destroying or wiping out non-overridden properties. For usage tips on this param, see `SGWTProperties`.
    See Also:
      - `AutoChildUsage`

  - ### changePickerIconDefaults

    public static void changePickerIconDefaults(FormItemIcon defaults)

  - ### setBrowserAutoCapitalize

    public TextItem setBrowserAutoCapitalize(Boolean browserAutoCapitalize)

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `browserAutoCapitalize` - New browserAutoCapitalize value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getBrowserAutoCapitalize

    public Boolean getBrowserAutoCapitalize()
    Returns:
      Current browserAutoCapitalize value. Default value is null

  - ### setBrowserAutoCorrect

    public TextItem setBrowserAutoCorrect(Boolean browserAutoCorrect)
    In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.

    When enabled, Mobile Safari displays "autocorrect bubbles" to suggest automatic corrections:

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `browserAutoCorrect` - New browserAutoCorrect value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getBrowserAutoCorrect

    public Boolean getBrowserAutoCorrect()
    In Mobile Safari, should automatic correction be offered for text in the item's text box? If `null`, then Mobile Safari determines automatically whether to enable autocorrect.

    When enabled, Mobile Safari displays "autocorrect bubbles" to suggest automatic corrections:

    Returns:
      Current browserAutoCorrect value. Default value is null

  - ### setBrowserInputType

    public TextItem setBrowserInputType(String browserInputType)
    This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

    The only currently supported use of this attribute is hinting to touch-enabled mobile devices that a particular keyboard layout should be used. Even here, be careful; to take a random example, using type "number" on Android up to at least 3.2 leads to a keyboard with no "-" key, so negative numbers cannot be entered.

    Valid values:

    "text" | Normal text keyboard
    "digits" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
    "email" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
    "tel" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
    "number" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
    "url" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
    Any vendor- specific value | If a browser supports another input type.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Overrides:
      `setBrowserInputType` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `browserInputType` - New browserInputType value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getBrowserInputType

    public String getBrowserInputType()
    This property corresponds to the HTML5 "inputType" attribute applied to the <input> element for this TextItem.

    The only currently supported use of this attribute is hinting to touch-enabled mobile devices that a particular keyboard layout should be used. Even here, be careful; to take a random example, using type "number" on Android up to at least 3.2 leads to a keyboard with no "-" key, so negative numbers cannot be entered.

    Valid values:

    "text" | Normal text keyboard
    "digits" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a string of digits 0 - 9. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with only "0", "1", "2", ..., "9", and delete keys.
    "email" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering an e-mail address. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show special "@" and "." keys on the alphabetic keys screen.
    "tel" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a telephone number. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a numeric keypad with a "+*#" key for displaying punctuation keys.
    "number" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a floating-point value. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to start on the number and punctuation keys screen. NOTE: This is not an appropriate text input type for credit card numbers, postal codes, ISBNs, and other formats that are not strictly parsable as floating-point numbers. This is because the browser is required to perform floating-point value sanitization to ensure that the value is a valid floating-point number.
    "url" | Makes the text field more suitable for entering a URL. On iOS, this causes the virtual keyboard to show a special ".com" key.
    Any vendor- specific value | If a browser supports another input type.

    Overrides:
      `getBrowserInputType` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current browserInputType value. Default value is null

  - ### setChangeOnKeypress

    public TextItem setChangeOnKeypress(Boolean changeOnKeypress)
    Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.

    Note: If `false`, the value returned by `getValue` will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

    Overrides:
      `setChangeOnKeypress` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `changeOnKeypress` - New changeOnKeypress value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getChangeOnKeypress

    public Boolean getChangeOnKeypress()
    Should this form item fire its `change` handler (and store its value in the form) on every keypress? Set to `false` to suppress the 'change' handler firing (and the value stored) on every keypress.

    Note: If `false`, the value returned by `getValue` will not reflect the value displayed in the form item element as long as focus is in the form item element.

    Overrides:
      `getChangeOnKeypress` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current changeOnKeypress value. Default value is true

  - ### setCharacterCasing

    public TextItem setCharacterCasing(CharacterCasing characterCasing)
    Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.

    Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a `mask`.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `characterCasing` - New characterCasing value. Default value is TextItem.DEFAULT
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - KeyPress Filters Example

  - ### getCharacterCasing

    public CharacterCasing getCharacterCasing()
    Should entered characters be converted to upper or lowercase? Also applies to values applied with `FormItem.setValue()`.

    Note: character casing cannot be used at the same time as a `mask`.

    Returns:
      Current characterCasing value. Default value is TextItem.DEFAULT
    See Also:
      - KeyPress Filters Example

  - ### setEditProxyConstructor

    public TextItem setEditProxyConstructor(String editProxyConstructor)
    Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
    Overrides:
      `setEditProxyConstructor` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `editProxyConstructor` - New editProxyConstructor value. Default value is "TextItemEditProxy"
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `SCClassName`

  - ### getEditProxyConstructor

    public String getEditProxyConstructor()
    Default class used to construct the `EditProxy` for this component when the component is `first placed into edit mode`.
    Overrides:
      `getEditProxyConstructor` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current editProxyConstructor value. Default value is "TextItemEditProxy"
    See Also:
      - `SCClassName`

  - ### setEnforceLength

    public TextItem setEnforceLength(boolean enforceLength)
    If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.

    Note that having this value set to true limits user interactivity in some ways. For example users would be unable to paste a longer string into the field for editing without seeing it be truncated.

    Parameters:
      `enforceLength` - New enforceLength value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getEnforceLength

    public boolean getEnforceLength()
    If a `length` is specified for this item, should user input be limited to the specified length? If set to true, user input and values passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed to the specified length. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.

    Note that having this value set to true limits user interactivity in some ways. For example users would be unable to paste a longer string into the field for editing without seeing it be truncated.

    Returns:
      Current enforceLength value. Default value is true

  - ### setEscapeHTML

    public TextItem setEscapeHTML(Boolean escapeHTML)
    By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`). Setting `escapeHTML` false will instead force HTML values in a textItem to be interpreted by the browser in that situation.
    Overrides:
      `setEscapeHTML` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `escapeHTML` - New escapeHTML value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### getEscapeHTML

    public Boolean getEscapeHTML()
    By default HTML characters will be escaped when `canEdit` is false and `readOnlyDisplay` is "static", so that the raw value of the field (for example `"<b>AAA</b>"`) is displayed to the user rather than the interpreted HTML (for example `"AAA"`). Setting `escapeHTML` false will instead force HTML values in a textItem to be interpreted by the browser in that situation.
    Overrides:
      `getEscapeHTML` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current escapeHTML value. Default value is true
    See Also:
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### setFetchMissingValues

    public TextItem setFetchMissingValues(Boolean fetchMissingValues)
    If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.

    Note that for editable textItems, behavior differs slightly than for other item types as we will not issue fetches unless `FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues` has been set to true. See `shouldFetchMissingValue()` for more details.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Overrides:
      `setFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `fetchMissingValues` - New fetchMissingValues value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.setOptionDataSource(com.smartgwt.client.data.DataSource)`
      - `FormItem.getSelectedRecord()`
      - `FormItem.setFilterLocally(java.lang.Boolean)`

  - ### getFetchMissingValues

    public Boolean getFetchMissingValues()
    If this form item has a specified `FormItem.optionDataSource`, should the item ever perform a fetch against this dataSource to retrieve the related record.

    Note that for editable textItems, behavior differs slightly than for other item types as we will not issue fetches unless `FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues` has been set to true. See `shouldFetchMissingValue()` for more details.

    Overrides:
      `getFetchMissingValues` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current fetchMissingValues value. Default value is true
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.getOptionDataSource()`
      - `FormItem.getSelectedRecord()`
      - `FormItem.getFilterLocally()`

  - ### setFormatOnBlur

    public TextItem setFormatOnBlur(Boolean formatOnBlur)
    With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simple way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` and `FormItem.parseEditorValue()` pair.
    Parameters:
      `formatOnBlur` - New formatOnBlur value. Default value is false
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getFormatOnBlur

    public Boolean getFormatOnBlur()
    With `formatOnBlur` enabled, this textItem will format its value according to the rules described in `FormItem.mapValueToDisplay()` as long as the item does not have focus. Once the user puts focus into the item the formatter will be removed. This provides a simple way for developers to show a nicely formatted display value in a freeform text field, without the need for an explicit `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` and `FormItem.parseEditorValue()` pair.
    Returns:
      Current formatOnBlur value. Default value is false

  - ### setFormatOnFocusChange

    public TextItem setFormatOnFocusChange(Boolean formatOnFocusChange)
    Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
    Parameters:
      `formatOnFocusChange` - New formatOnFocusChange value. Default value is false
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getFormatOnFocusChange

    public Boolean getFormatOnFocusChange()
    Should `FormItem.formatEditorValue()` re-run whenever this item recieves or loses focus? Setting this property allows developers to conditionally format the display value based on item.hasFocus, typically to display a longer, more informative string while the item does not have focus, and simplifying it down to an easier-to-edit string when the user puts focus into the item.
    Returns:
      Current formatOnFocusChange value. Default value is false

  - ### setKeyPressFilter

    public TextItem setKeyPressFilter(String keyPressFilter)
    Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.

    Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a `mask`.
    If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the `keyPressFilter` for this item

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `keyPressFilter` - new keyPress filter for the item. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `setCharacterCasing(com.smartgwt.client.types.CharacterCasing)`
      - KeyPress Filters Example

  - ### getKeyPressFilter

    public String getKeyPressFilter()
    Sets a keypress filter regular expression to limit valid characters that can be entered by the user. If defined, keys that match the regular expression are allowed; all others are suppressed. The filter is applied after character casing, if defined.

    Note: keypress filtering cannot be used at the same time as a `mask`.

    Returns:
      Current keyPressFilter value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `getCharacterCasing()`
      - KeyPress Filters Example

  - ### setLength

    public TextItem setLength(Integer length)
    If set, the maximum number of characters for this field. If `enforceLength` is set to true, user input will be limited to this value, and values exceeding this length passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.

    If the item has a numeric type, like `integer` or `float`, length is applied to the raw number value, after any specified `decimalPrecision` and `decimalPad` but before any formatters - this means the string measured includes sign and decimal placeholder, and padded decimal places as required, but not thousands separators or any custom formatting.

    See also `DataSourceField.length`.

    Parameters:
      `length` - New length value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `Validation overview and related methods`

  - ### getLength

    public Integer getLength()
    If set, the maximum number of characters for this field. If `enforceLength` is set to true, user input will be limited to this value, and values exceeding this length passed to `setValue()` will be trimmed. Otherwise values exceeding the specified length will raise an error on validation.

    If the item has a numeric type, like `integer` or `float`, length is applied to the raw number value, after any specified `decimalPrecision` and `decimalPad` but before any formatters - this means the string measured includes sign and decimal placeholder, and padded decimal places as required, but not thousands separators or any custom formatting.

    See also `DataSourceField.length`.

    Returns:
      Current length value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `Validation overview and related methods`

  - ### setMask

    public TextItem setMask(String mask)
    Input mask used to restrict and format text within this item.

    Overview of available mask characters

    Character | Description
    --- | ---
    0 | Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
    9 | Digit or space
    # | Digit
    L | Letter (A through Z)
    ? | Letter (A through Z) or space
    A | Letter or digit
    a | Letter or digit
    C | Any character or space
    < | Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
    > | Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase
    [ ... ] | Square brakets denote the start and end of a custom regular expression character set or range.

    The mask can also contain literals - arbitrary non editable characters to be displayed as part of the formatted text. Any character not matching one of the above mask characters will be considered a literal. To use one of the mask characters as a literal, it must be escaped with a pair of backslashes (\\). By default literals are formatting characters only and will not be saved as part of the item's value. This behavior is controlled via `maskSaveLiterals`.

    When a TextItem with a mask has focus, the formatted mask string will be displayed, with the `maskPromptChar` displayed as a placeholder for characters that have not yet been entered.

    As the user types in the field, input will be restricted to the appropriate character class for each character, with uppercase/lowercase conversion occurring automatically. When focus is moved away from the field, the displayed value will be formatted to include any literals in the appropriate places, using `maskPadChar` as the placeholder character.

    Sample masks:

    - Phone number: (###) ###-####
    - Social Security number: ###-##-####
    - First name: >?<??????????
    - Date: ##/##/####
    - State: >LL

    Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

    - Color: \\#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

    Note: input mask cannot be used at the same time as a `keyPressFilter`. Also note that this property is not supported for `ComboBoxItem` or `SpinnerItem`, or for items with `browserInputType` set to "digits" or "number".
    If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Set the `mask` for this item. Pass null to clear an existing mask.

    Note that the current value of the field is cleared when changing the mask.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `mask` - mask to apply to text item. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `setKeyPressFilter(java.lang.String)`
      - Text - Masked Example

  - ### getMask

    public String getMask()
    Input mask used to restrict and format text within this item.

    Overview of available mask characters

    Character | Description
    --- | ---
    0 | Digit (0 through 9) or plus [+] or minus [-] signs
    9 | Digit or space
    # | Digit
    L | Letter (A through Z)
    ? | Letter (A through Z) or space
    A | Letter or digit
    a | Letter or digit
    C | Any character or space
    < | Causes all characters that follow to be converted to lowercase
    > | Causes all characters that follow to be converted to uppercase
    [ ... ] | Square brakets denote the start and end of a custom regular expression character set or range.

    The mask can also contain literals - arbitrary non editable characters to be displayed as part of the formatted text. Any character not matching one of the above mask characters will be considered a literal. To use one of the mask characters as a literal, it must be escaped with a pair of backslashes (\\). By default literals are formatting characters only and will not be saved as part of the item's value. This behavior is controlled via `maskSaveLiterals`.

    When a TextItem with a mask has focus, the formatted mask string will be displayed, with the `maskPromptChar` displayed as a placeholder for characters that have not yet been entered.

    As the user types in the field, input will be restricted to the appropriate character class for each character, with uppercase/lowercase conversion occurring automatically. When focus is moved away from the field, the displayed value will be formatted to include any literals in the appropriate places, using `maskPadChar` as the placeholder character.

    Sample masks:

    - Phone number: (###) ###-####
    - Social Security number: ###-##-####
    - First name: >?<??????????
    - Date: ##/##/####
    - State: >LL

    Custom mask characters can be defined by standard regular expression character set or range. For example, a hexadecimal color code mask could be:

    - Color: \\#>[0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F][0-9A-F]

    Note: input mask cannot be used at the same time as a `keyPressFilter`. Also note that this property is not supported for `ComboBoxItem` or `SpinnerItem`, or for items with `browserInputType` set to "digits" or "number".

    Returns:
      Current mask value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `getKeyPressFilter()`
      - Text - Masked Example

  - ### setMaskOverwriteMode

    public TextItem setMaskOverwriteMode(Boolean maskOverwriteMode)
    During entry into a `masked field`, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `maskOverwriteMode` - New maskOverwriteMode value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getMaskOverwriteMode

    public Boolean getMaskOverwriteMode()
    During entry into a `masked field`, should keystrokes overwrite current position value? By default new keystrokes are inserted into the field.
    Returns:
      Current maskOverwriteMode value. Default value is null

  - ### setMaskPadChar

    public TextItem setMaskPadChar(String maskPadChar)
    Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has no focus.

    For the default of space, but not any other character, the formatted text in the field will be truncated and mask literals not shown if no field value is present. If you want literals always shown for space, set `maskPadChar` to the non-breaking space character ' '.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `maskPadChar` - New maskPadChar value. Default value is " "
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `setMaskPromptChar(java.lang.String)`

  - ### getMaskPadChar

    public String getMaskPadChar()
    Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has no focus.

    For the default of space, but not any other character, the formatted text in the field will be truncated and mask literals not shown if no field value is present. If you want literals always shown for space, set `maskPadChar` to the non-breaking space character ' '.

    Returns:
      Current maskPadChar value. Default value is " "
    See Also:
      - `getMaskPromptChar()`

  - ### setMaskPromptChar

    public TextItem setMaskPromptChar(String maskPromptChar)
    Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has focus.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `maskPromptChar` - New maskPromptChar value. Default value is "_"
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `setMaskPadChar(java.lang.String)`

  - ### getMaskPromptChar

    public String getMaskPromptChar()
    Character that is used to fill required empty `mask` positions to display text while control has focus.
    Returns:
      Current maskPromptChar value. Default value is "_"
    See Also:
      - `getMaskPadChar()`

  - ### setMaskSaveLiterals

    public TextItem setMaskSaveLiterals(Boolean maskSaveLiterals)
    Should entered `mask` value be saved with embedded literals?

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `maskSaveLiterals` - New maskSaveLiterals value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getMaskSaveLiterals

    public Boolean getMaskSaveLiterals()
    Should entered `mask` value be saved with embedded literals?
    Returns:
      Current maskSaveLiterals value. Default value is null

  - ### setPrintFullText

    public TextItem setPrintFullText(Boolean printFullText)
    When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
    Parameters:
      `printFullText` - New printFullText value. Default value is false
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `Printing`

  - ### getPrintFullText

    public Boolean getPrintFullText()
    When generating a print-view of the component containing this TextItem, should the form item expand to accommodate its value? If set to false the text box will not expand to fit its content in the print view, instead showing exactly as it does in the live form.
    Returns:
      Current printFullText value. Default value is false
    See Also:
      - `Printing`

  - ### setSaveOnEnter

    public TextItem setSaveOnEnter(Boolean saveOnEnter)
    Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true. Setting this property to `false` will disable this behavior.
    Overrides:
      `setSaveOnEnter` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `saveOnEnter` - New saveOnEnter value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getSaveOnEnter

    public Boolean getSaveOnEnter()
    Text items will submit their containing form on enter keypress if `saveOnEnter` is true. Setting this property to `false` will disable this behavior.
    Overrides:
      `getSaveOnEnter` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current saveOnEnter value. Default value is true

  - ### setSelectOnClick

    public TextItem setSelectOnClick(Boolean selectOnClick)
    Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of `DynamicForm.selectOnClick`.
    Overrides:
      `setSelectOnClick` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `selectOnClick` - New selectOnClick value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `Focus`

  - ### getSelectOnClick

    public Boolean getSelectOnClick()
    Allows the `selectOnClick` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of `DynamicForm.selectOnClick`.
    Overrides:
      `getSelectOnClick` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current selectOnClick value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `Focus`

  - ### setSelectOnFocus

    public TextItem setSelectOnFocus(Boolean selectOnFocus)
    Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of `DynamicForm.selectOnFocus`.
    Overrides:
      `setSelectOnFocus` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `selectOnFocus` - New selectOnFocus value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `Focus`

  - ### getSelectOnFocus

    public Boolean getSelectOnFocus()
    Allows the `selectOnFocus` behavior to be configured on a per-FormItem basis. Normally all items in a form default to the value of `DynamicForm.selectOnFocus`.
    Overrides:
      `getSelectOnFocus` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current selectOnFocus value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `Focus`

  - ### setShowHintInField

    public TextItem setShowHintInField(Boolean showHintInField)
    If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?

    Unless the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute is used to display the hint (see `usePlaceholderForHint`), the value of the <input> element for this item will be set to the hint whenever this item is not focused. Also, when displaying the hint, the CSS style of the data element will be set to the `textBoxStyle` with the suffix "Hint" appended to it; or, if the item is disabled, the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used. In `RTL mode` when `showRTL` is `true`, an additional "RTL" suffix will be appended; i.e. the CSS style of the data element when the hint is displayed will be the `textBoxStyle` plus "HintRTL" or "DisabledHintRTL".

    To change this attribute after being drawn, it is necessary to call `FormItem.redraw()` or redraw the form.

    ### Styling the in-field hint

    The in-field hint can be styled with CSS for the `textBoxStyle` + "Hint" / "HintRTL" / "DisabledHint" / "DisabledHintRTL" styles. For example, if this item's `textBoxStyle` is set to "mySpecialItem", then changing the hint color to blue can be accomplished with the following CSS:

        .mySpecialItemHint,
         .mySpecialItemHintRTL,
         .mySpecialItemDisabledHint,
         .mySpecialItemDisabledHintRTL {
             color: blue;
         }

    In `DynamicForm.linearMode`, this property will be defaulted true if left unset.

    Parameters:
      `showHintInField` - New showHintInField value. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.setHint(java.lang.String)`
      - `setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean)`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### getShowHintInField

    public Boolean getShowHintInField()
    If `showing a hint for this form item`, should the hint be shown within the field?

    Unless the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute is used to display the hint (see `usePlaceholderForHint`), the value of the <input> element for this item will be set to the hint whenever this item is not focused. Also, when displaying the hint, the CSS style of the data element will be set to the `textBoxStyle` with the suffix "Hint" appended to it; or, if the item is disabled, the suffix "DisabledHint" will be used. In `RTL mode` when `showRTL` is `true`, an additional "RTL" suffix will be appended; i.e. the CSS style of the data element when the hint is displayed will be the `textBoxStyle` plus "HintRTL" or "DisabledHintRTL".

    To change this attribute after being drawn, it is necessary to call `FormItem.redraw()` or redraw the form.

    ### Styling the in-field hint

    The in-field hint can be styled with CSS for the `textBoxStyle` + "Hint" / "HintRTL" / "DisabledHint" / "DisabledHintRTL" styles. For example, if this item's `textBoxStyle` is set to "mySpecialItem", then changing the hint color to blue can be accomplished with the following CSS:

        .mySpecialItemHint,
         .mySpecialItemHintRTL,
         .mySpecialItemDisabledHint,
         .mySpecialItemDisabledHintRTL {
             color: blue;
         }

    In `DynamicForm.linearMode`, this property will be defaulted true if left unset.

    Returns:
      Current showHintInField value. Default value is null
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.getHint()`
      - `getUsePlaceholderForHint()`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### setShowInputElement

    public TextItem setShowInputElement(boolean showInputElement)
    When set to false, prevents this item's input element from being written into the DOM. If there are `valueIcons` or a `picker icon`, these are displayed as normal, and the item will auto-sizing to that content if its `width` is set to null.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `showInputElement` - New showInputElement value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getShowInputElement

    public boolean getShowInputElement()
    When set to false, prevents this item's input element from being written into the DOM. If there are `valueIcons` or a `picker icon`, these are displayed as normal, and the item will auto-sizing to that content if its `width` is set to null.
    Returns:
      Current showInputElement value. Default value is true

  - ### setSupportsCutPasteEvents

    public TextItem setSupportsCutPasteEvents(boolean supportsCutPasteEvents)
    Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?

    This attribute only applies to freeform text entry fields such as `TextItem` and `TextAreaItem`, and only if `changeOnKeypress` is true. If true, developers can detect the user editing the value via cut or paste interactions (triggered from keyboard shortcuts or the native browser menu options) using the `FormItem.isCutEvent()` and `FormItem.isPasteEvent()` methods. This allows custom cut/paste handling to be added to the various change notification flow methods including `FormItem.change()`, and `FormItem.transformInput()`.

    Overrides:
      `setSupportsCutPasteEvents` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `supportsCutPasteEvents` - New supportsCutPasteEvents value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getSupportsCutPasteEvents

    public boolean getSupportsCutPasteEvents()
    Does the current formItem support native cut and paste events?

    This attribute only applies to freeform text entry fields such as `TextItem` and `TextAreaItem`, and only if `changeOnKeypress` is true. If true, developers can detect the user editing the value via cut or paste interactions (triggered from keyboard shortcuts or the native browser menu options) using the `FormItem.isCutEvent()` and `FormItem.isPasteEvent()` methods. This allows custom cut/paste handling to be added to the various change notification flow methods including `FormItem.change()`, and `FormItem.transformInput()`.

    Overrides:
      `getSupportsCutPasteEvents` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current supportsCutPasteEvents value. Default value is true

  - ### setSuppressBrowserClearIcon

    public TextItem setSuppressBrowserClearIcon(Boolean suppressBrowserClearIcon)
    This attribute currently only has an effect in Internet Explorer. That browser will dynamically add a native "clear" icon to <input type="text" > elements when the user enters a value. Setting `suppressBrowserClearIcon` to `true` will write out HTML to suppress this icon. This can be particularly useful for items which define their own clear icon as in this sample.

    If this property is not set at the item level, `DynamicForm.suppressBrowserClearIcons` will be used instead.

    Note that as an alternative to using this feature, the icon may also be suppressed (or have other styling applied to it) directly via CSS, using the `::-ms-clear` css pseudo-element (proprietary Internet Explorer feature).

    Implementation note: This feature makes use of the automatically generated `suppressClearIconClassName` css class.
    If this method is called after the component has been drawn/initialized: Setter for the `suppressBrowserClearIcon`

    Parameters:
      `suppressBrowserClearIcon` - new value for suppressBrowserClearIcon. Default value is null
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls

  - ### getSuppressBrowserClearIcon

    public Boolean getSuppressBrowserClearIcon()
    This attribute currently only has an effect in Internet Explorer. That browser will dynamically add a native "clear" icon to <input type="text" > elements when the user enters a value. Setting `suppressBrowserClearIcon` to `true` will write out HTML to suppress this icon. This can be particularly useful for items which define their own clear icon as in this sample.

    If this property is not set at the item level, `DynamicForm.suppressBrowserClearIcons` will be used instead.

    Note that as an alternative to using this feature, the icon may also be suppressed (or have other styling applied to it) directly via CSS, using the `::-ms-clear` css pseudo-element (proprietary Internet Explorer feature).

    Implementation note: This feature makes use of the automatically generated `suppressClearIconClassName` css class.

    Returns:
      Current suppressBrowserClearIcon value. Default value is null

  - ### setTextBoxStyle

    public TextItem setTextBoxStyle(String textBoxStyle)
    Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the `CompoundFormItem_skinning` discussion for special skinning considerations.

    For a rounded text item, you can set `textBoxStyle` to "roundedTextItem". This style exists only in Enterprise, EnterpriseBlue and Graphite skins. There is no corresponding rounded style for SelectItem or ComboBoxItem as this creates an awkward seam with the pop-up list (and a rounded pop-up list wouldn't help: data could not be flush to corners). For these reasons we recommend rounded inputs only in limited cases like single standalone fields.

    Overrides:
      `setTextBoxStyle` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `textBoxStyle` - New textBoxStyle value. Default value is "textItem"
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `FormItemBaseStyle`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### getTextBoxStyle

    public String getTextBoxStyle()
    Base CSS class name for this item's input element. NOTE: See the `CompoundFormItem_skinning` discussion for special skinning considerations.

    For a rounded text item, you can set `textBoxStyle` to "roundedTextItem". This style exists only in Enterprise, EnterpriseBlue and Graphite skins. There is no corresponding rounded style for SelectItem or ComboBoxItem as this creates an awkward seam with the pop-up list (and a rounded pop-up list wouldn't help: data could not be flush to corners). For these reasons we recommend rounded inputs only in limited cases like single standalone fields.

    Overrides:
      `getTextBoxStyle` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      Current textBoxStyle value. Default value is "textItem"
    See Also:
      - `FormItemBaseStyle`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### setUsePlaceholderForHint

    public TextItem setUsePlaceholderForHint(boolean usePlaceholderForHint)
    If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.

    The HTML5 `placeholder` attribute is supported in the following major browsers:

    - Chrome 4+
    - Firefox 4+
    - Internet Explorer 10+
    - Safari 5+
    - Opera 11.50+
    - Android 2.1+ `WebView` (used by the stock Browser app and when `packaging with PhoneGap`)
    - Mobile Safari for iOS 3.2+

    In browsers other than the above, in-field hints are implemented via a different technique.

    Note that placeholder behavior is known to differ in Internet Explorer and certain old versions of the above browsers due to a recent change in the HTML5 specification regarding the `placeholder` attribute. Under the old rules, the placeholder is cleared when the element is focused. In the latest HTML5 spec as published by WHATWG, the placeholder is still displayed when the element is focused as long as the value is an empty string.

    ### Styling the placeholder

    While there isn't a standard way to style the placeholder text, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari provide vendor-prefixed pseudo-classes and/or pseudo-elements that can be used in CSS selectors:

    Browser | Pseudo-class or pseudo-element
    --- | ---
    Chrome, Safari | `::-webkit-input-placeholder`
    Firefox 4 - 18 | `:-moz-placeholder`
    Firefox 19+ | `::-moz-placeholder`
    Internet Explorer | `:-ms-input-placeholder`

    Note that unlike other browsers, Firefox 19+ applies opacity:0.4 to the placeholder text. See Bug 556145 - Placeholder text default style should use opacity instead of GrayText

    Because browsers are required to ignore the entire rule if a selector is invalid, separate rules are needed for each browser. For example:

        ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         :-moz-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         ::-moz-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         :-ms-input-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }

    If using Sass, it may be useful to utilize Sass' parent selector feature. For example:

        .myCustomItem,
         .myCustomItemRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabled,
         .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
         .myCustomItemError,
         .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
         .myCustomItemFocused,
         .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
         .myCustomItemHint,
         .myCustomItemHintRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
             // ...

             &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &:-moz-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &::-moz-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &:-ms-input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
         }

    If using Compass, the `input-placeholder` mixin that was added in version 1.0 can further simplify the code to style the placeholder text For example:

        .myCustomItem,
         .myCustomItemRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabled,
         .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
         .myCustomItemError,
         .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
         .myCustomItemFocused,
         .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
         .myCustomItemHint,
         .myCustomItemHintRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
             // ...

             @include input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
         }

    ### Accessibility concerns

    The HTML5 specification notes that a placeholder should not be used as a replacement for a title. The placeholder is intended to be a short hint that assists the user who is entering a value into the empty field. The placeholder can be mistaken by some users for a pre-filled value, particularly in Internet Explorer because the same color is used, and the placeholder text color may provide insufficient contrast, particularly in Firefox 19+ because of the default 0.4 opacity. Furthermore, not having a title reduces the hit area available for setting focus on the item.

    Note : This is an advanced setting

    Parameters:
      `usePlaceholderForHint` - New usePlaceholderForHint value. Default value is true
    Returns:
      `TextItem` instance, for chaining setter calls
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.setHint(java.lang.String)`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### getUsePlaceholderForHint

    public boolean getUsePlaceholderForHint()
    If `showing the hint in field` and if supported by the browser, should the HTML5 `placeholder` attribute be used to display the hint within the field? If set to `false`, then use of the `placeholder` attribute is disabled and an alternative technique to display the hint in-field is used instead.

    The HTML5 `placeholder` attribute is supported in the following major browsers:

    - Chrome 4+
    - Firefox 4+
    - Internet Explorer 10+
    - Safari 5+
    - Opera 11.50+
    - Android 2.1+ `WebView` (used by the stock Browser app and when `packaging with PhoneGap`)
    - Mobile Safari for iOS 3.2+

    In browsers other than the above, in-field hints are implemented via a different technique.

    Note that placeholder behavior is known to differ in Internet Explorer and certain old versions of the above browsers due to a recent change in the HTML5 specification regarding the `placeholder` attribute. Under the old rules, the placeholder is cleared when the element is focused. In the latest HTML5 spec as published by WHATWG, the placeholder is still displayed when the element is focused as long as the value is an empty string.

    ### Styling the placeholder

    While there isn't a standard way to style the placeholder text, Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari provide vendor-prefixed pseudo-classes and/or pseudo-elements that can be used in CSS selectors:

    Browser | Pseudo-class or pseudo-element
    --- | ---
    Chrome, Safari | `::-webkit-input-placeholder`
    Firefox 4 - 18 | `:-moz-placeholder`
    Firefox 19+ | `::-moz-placeholder`
    Internet Explorer | `:-ms-input-placeholder`

    Note that unlike other browsers, Firefox 19+ applies opacity:0.4 to the placeholder text. See Bug 556145 - Placeholder text default style should use opacity instead of GrayText

    Because browsers are required to ignore the entire rule if a selector is invalid, separate rules are needed for each browser. For example:

        ::-webkit-input-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         :-moz-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         ::-moz-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }
         :-ms-input-placeholder {
             color: blue;
             opacity: 1;
         }

    If using Sass, it may be useful to utilize Sass' parent selector feature. For example:

        .myCustomItem,
         .myCustomItemRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabled,
         .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
         .myCustomItemError,
         .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
         .myCustomItemFocused,
         .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
         .myCustomItemHint,
         .myCustomItemHintRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
             // ...

             &::-webkit-input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &:-moz-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &::-moz-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
             &:-ms-input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
         }

    If using Compass, the `input-placeholder` mixin that was added in version 1.0 can further simplify the code to style the placeholder text For example:

        .myCustomItem,
         .myCustomItemRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabled,
         .myCustomItemDisabledRTL,
         .myCustomItemError,
         .myCustomItemErrorRTL,
         .myCustomItemFocused,
         .myCustomItemFocusedRTL,
         .myCustomItemHint,
         .myCustomItemHintRTL,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHint,
         .myCustomItemDisabledHintRTL {
             // ...

             @include input-placeholder {
                 color: blue;
                 opacity: 1;
             }
         }

    ### Accessibility concerns

    The HTML5 specification notes that a placeholder should not be used as a replacement for a title. The placeholder is intended to be a short hint that assists the user who is entering a value into the empty field. The placeholder can be mistaken by some users for a pre-filled value, particularly in Internet Explorer because the same color is used, and the placeholder text color may provide insufficient contrast, particularly in Firefox 19+ because of the default 0.4 opacity. Furthermore, not having a title reduces the hit area available for setting focus on the item.
    Returns:
      Current usePlaceholderForHint value. Default value is true
    See Also:
      - `FormItem.getHint()`
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### deselectValue

    public void deselectValue()
    If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.

  - ### deselectValue

    public void deselectValue(Boolean start)
    If this item currently has focus, clear the current selection. leaving focus in the item. Has no effect if the item is undrawn or unfocused. Only applies to text-based items.
    Parameters:
      `start` - By default the text insertion cursor will be moved to the end of the current value - pass in this parameter to move to the start instead

  - ### getEnteredValue

    public String getEnteredValue()
    Returns the raw text value that currently appears in the text field, which can differ from `FormItem.getValue()` in various cases - for example:
    - for items that constrain the value range, such as a `DateItem` with `enforceDate`:true, or a `ComboBoxItem` with `addUnknownValues`:false
    - for items with a defined valueMap or edit value formatter and parser functions which converts display value to data value
    - while the item has focus if `changeOnKeypress` is false
    Returns:
      current entered value

  - ### getHint

    public String getHint()
    Returns the hint text for this item. Default implementation returns `FormItem.hint`, or null if there is no hint to show.
    Overrides:
      `getHint` in class `FormItem`
    Returns:
      HTML to show as the hint for the item. See `HTMLString`
    See Also:
      - `Appearance overview and related methods`

  - ### getSelectionRange

    public int[] getSelectionRange()
    For text-based items, this method returns the indices of the start/end of the current selection if the item currently has the focus. In browsers other than Internet Explorer 6-9, if this item does not have focus, then this method returns the indices of the start/end of the selection the last time that this item had focus. In IE 6-9, returns null if the item does not have focus.

    In all browsers, clicking anywhere outside of the item causes the item to lose focus; hence, in IE 6-9, this method will not work in other components' event handlers for certain events. For example, within the `click()` handler of a button, this item will have already lost focus, so in IE 6-9, this method will return null if called within the button's click() handler. One cross-browser solution to this issue is to save the selection range for later in a `mouseDown()` or `mouseOver()` handler.

    Notes:

    - In browsers other than IE 6-9, calling `setValue()` or otherwise changing the `entered value` invalidates the past selection range.
    - The returned indices are indices within the entered value rather than the item's value as returned by `getValue()`. The distinction is particularly important for `TextAreaItem`s because browsers normalize the line endings in the `<textarea>` element's value. Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 convert line endings to "\r\n" while other browsers convert line endings to "\n" as specified by the HTML5 standard.
    Returns:
      2 element array showing character index of the current or past selection's start and end points within this item's `entered value`. In IE 6-9, returns null if the item does not have focus.

  - ### pendingStatusChanged

    public Boolean pendingStatusChanged(DynamicForm form, FormItem item, boolean pendingStatus, Object newValue, Object value)
    Notification method called when `showPending` is enabled and this text item should either clear or show its pending visual state.

    The default behavior is that the `titleStyle`, `cellStyle`, and `textBoxStyle` are updated to include/exclude the "Pending" suffix. Returning `false` will cancel this default behavior.

    Parameters:
      `form` - the managing `DynamicForm` instance.
      `item` - the form item itself (also available as "this").
      `pendingStatus` - `true` if the item should show its pending visual state; `false` otherwise.
      `newValue` - the current form item value.
      `value` - the value that would be restored by a call to `DynamicForm.resetValues()`.
    Returns:
      `false` to cancel the default behavior.

  - ### selectValue

    public void selectValue()
    Put focus in this item and select the entire value. Only applies to text based items

  - ### setSelectionRange

    public void setSelectionRange(int start, int end)
    Puts focus into this form item and selects characters between the given indices. Only applies to drawn text based items.
    Parameters:
      `start` - selection starting character index
      `end` - end of selection character index

  - ### shouldFetchMissingValue

    public Boolean shouldFetchMissingValue(Object newValue)
    If this field has a specified `optionDataSource`, should we perform a fetch against that dataSource to find the record that matches this field's value?

    For textItems this method will return false if the item is `editable` unless `FormItem.alwaysFetchMissingValues` is true, even if there is a specified `displayField`. We do this as, for a freeform text-entry field with a specified displayField, the correct behavior when the user enters an unrecognized value is somewhat ambiguous. The user could have entered a complete display-field value, in which case it might be appropriate to issue a fetch against the display-field of the optionDataSource, and set the underlying item value.
    If a match was not found though, we necessarily treat the entered value as the new "dataValue" for the field. Should we then issue a second fetch against the optionDataSource comparing the user-entered value with the value-field of the dataSource?

    There are still cases where it could make sense to issue the fetch against the dataSource, and developers who want this behavior can set `alwaysFetchMissingValues` to true.

    See `FormItem.shouldFetchMissingValue()` for how this method behaves for other item types.

    Overrides:
      `shouldFetchMissingValue` in class `FormItem`
    Parameters:
      `newValue` - The new data value of the item.
    Returns:
      should we fetch the record matching the new value from the item's optionDataSource?

  - ### setPastedValueTransformer

    public void setPastedValueTransformer(PastedValueTransformer customizer)
    Notification fired in response to a clipboard "paste" event on freeform text items, giving developers an opportunity to reformat the pasted text. The `pastedValue` argument contains the text pasted from the clipboard. This method should return the text value to actually insert into the input element.
    Parameters:
      `PastedValueTransformer` - customizer

  - ### setDefaultProperties

    public static void setDefaultProperties(TextItem textItemProperties)
    Class level method to set the default properties of this class. If set, then all existing and subsequently created instances of this class will automatically have default properties corresponding to the properties of the class instance passed to this function. This is a powerful feature that eliminates the need for users to create a separate hierarchy of subclasses that only alter the default properties of this class. Can also be used for skinning / styling purposes.

    Note: This method is intended for setting default attributes only and will affect all instances of the underlying class (including those automatically generated in JavaScript). This method should not be used to apply standard EventHandlers or override methods for a class - use a custom subclass instead. Calling this method after instances have been created can result in undefined behavior, since it bypasses any setters and a class instance may have already examined a particular property and not be expecting any changes through this route.

    Parameters:
      `textItemProperties` - properties that should be used as new defaults when instances of this class are created
    See Also:
      - `SGWTProperties`

  - ### getValueAsString

    public String getValueAsString()
    Return the value tracked by this form item.
    Returns:
      value of this element