---
title: "au-widget-input-text/au-widget-input-text | Customer's Canvas On-Premises"
canonical: "https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/au-widget-input-text.au-widget-input-text/"
---

# au-widget-input-text/au-widget-input-text

> A widget representing a text input field.

## Classes

### AuWidgetInputText

For details, you can refer to the [InputText widget](https://customerscanvas.com/dev/ui-framework/widgets/input-text.html) topic.
```json
{
  "widgets": [
    {
      {
        "name": "quantity-selector",
        "type": "input-text",
        "title": "How many cards?",
        "params": {
          "prompt": "Select quantity",
          "defaultValue": "{{ Math.max(order.quantity, 25) }}",
          "type": "number",
          "min": 25
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Extends

- [`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget)

#### Implements

- [`IRestorableWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.interface.IRestorableWidget.md#irestorablewidget)

#### Constructors

##### Constructor

```ts
new AuWidgetInputText(): AuWidgetInputText;
```

###### Returns

[`AuWidgetInputText`](#auwidgetinputtext)

###### Inherited from

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`constructor`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#constructor)

#### Properties

##### defaultValue

```ts
defaultValue: string | number;
```

The default value.

##### params

```ts
params: IInputTextConfig;
```

Properties of the widget.

###### Overrides

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`params`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#params)

##### value

```ts
value: string | number;
```

The current value.

#### Accessors

##### \_

###### Get Signature

```ts
get _(): string | number;
```

Returns the selected value.

###### Returns

`string` \| `number`

###### Overrides

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`_`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#_)

##### invalid

###### Get Signature

```ts
get invalid(): any;
```

###### Returns

`any`

#### Methods

##### checkInitDependenciesWidgets()

```ts
checkInitDependenciesWidgets(): string[];
```

Returns an array of widget names, due to which the current widget cannot receive parameters.

###### Returns

`string`[]

###### Inherited from

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`checkInitDependenciesWidgets`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#checkinitdependencieswidgets)

##### clearSelection()

```ts
clearSelection(): void;
```

Clears the selection.

###### Returns

`void`

###### Overrides

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`clearSelection`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#clearselection)

##### exportWidgetData()

```ts
exportWidgetData(force): Promise<InputTextData>;
```

###### Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `force` | `boolean` |

###### Returns

`Promise`\<`InputTextData`\>

###### Implementation of

[`IRestorableWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.interface.IRestorableWidget.md#irestorablewidget).[`exportWidgetData`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.interface.IRestorableWidget.md#exportwidgetdata)

##### resetPreloaderState()

```ts
resetPreloaderState(): void;
```

###### Returns

`void`

###### Inherited from

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`resetPreloaderState`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#resetpreloaderstate)

##### restoreWidgetFromData()

```ts
restoreWidgetFromData(widgetData, force): Promise<void>;
```

###### Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `widgetData` | `InputTextData` |
| `force` | `boolean` |

###### Returns

`Promise`\<`void`\>

###### Implementation of

[`IRestorableWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.interface.IRestorableWidget.md#irestorablewidget).[`restoreWidgetFromData`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.interface.IRestorableWidget.md#restorewidgetfromdata)

##### showPreloader()

```ts
showPreloader(
   isPreload, 
   message?, 
   timeout?): void;
```

Shows a preloader.

```
"onClick": [
  "{{#function main.showPreloader(true, 'Creating print files...')}}",
  "{{#function $['editor'].getHiResImages(800,800)}}",
  "{{#function main.showPreloader(false)}}"
]
```

###### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default value | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `isPreload` | `boolean` | `undefined` | If `true`, enables the preloader. |
| `message` | `string` \| `string`[] | `...` | A text message that appears next to the preloader. |
| `timeout` | `number` | `5` | - |

###### Returns

`void`

###### Inherited from

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`showPreloader`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#showpreloader)

##### showToast()

```ts
showToast(data?, duration?): void;
```

Shows a toast.

```
return editor.loadUserInfo(data)
    .catch(err => {
        this.widget.showToast("Error: Invalid data");
        console.log(err);
    });
```

###### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `data?` | `string` | A string message to display in the toast. |
| `duration?` | `number` | Defines how long to show the toast for. |

###### Returns

`void`

###### Inherited from

[`AuBaseSelectorWidget`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#abstract-aubaseselectorwidget).[`showToast`](https://customerscanvas.com/docs/on-premises/ui-framework/widgets/reference/widget.AuBaseWidget.md#showtoast)

## References

### widget

Renames and re-exports [AuWidgetInputText](#auwidgetinputtext)