# TextBox : VisualElement A multi-line text editor component with cursor support and text manipulation features ## Properties |Property|Type|Default|Description| |---|---|---|---| |lines|table|{}|Array of text lines |cursorX|number|1|Cursor X position |cursorY|number|1|Cursor Y position (line number) |scrollX|number|0|Horizontal scroll offset |scrollY|number|0|Vertical scroll offset |editable|boolean|true|Whether text can be edited |syntaxPatterns|table|{}|Syntax highlighting patterns |cursorColor|number|nil|Color of the cursor ## Functions |Method|Returns|Description| |---|---|---| |[TextBox:addSyntaxPattern](#TextBox:addSyntaxPattern)|TextBox|Adds a new syntax highlighting pattern |[TextBox:getText](#TextBox:getText)|string|Gets the text of the TextBox |[TextBox:setText](#TextBox:setText)|TextBox|Sets the text of the TextBox |[TextBox:updateViewport](#TextBox:updateViewport)|TextBox|Updates the viewport to keep the cursor in view ## Protected Functions |Method|Returns|Description| |---|---|---| |[TextBox:char](#TextBox:char)|boolean|Handles character input |[TextBox:init](#TextBox:init)|TextBox|Initializes the TextBox instance |[TextBox:key](#TextBox:key)|boolean|Handles key events |[TextBox:mouse_click](#TextBox:mouse_click)|boolean|Handles mouse click events |[TextBox:mouse_scroll](#TextBox:mouse_scroll)|boolean|Handles mouse scroll events |[TextBox:render](#TextBox:render)|-|Renders the TextBox with syntax highlighting ## TextBox:addSyntaxPattern(pattern, color) Adds a new syntax highlighting pattern ### Parameters * `pattern` `string` The regex pattern to match * `color` `colors` The color to apply ### Returns * `TextBox` `self` The TextBox instance ## TextBox:getText() Gets the text of the TextBox ### Returns * `string` `text` The text of the TextBox ## TextBox:setText(text) Sets the text of the TextBox ### Parameters * `text` `string` The text to set ### Returns * `TextBox` `self` The TextBox instance ## TextBox:updateViewport() Updates the viewport to keep the cursor in view ### Returns * `TextBox` `self` The TextBox instance