---
id: fast-components.fasttextarea
title: fastTextArea variable
hide_title: true
---
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[@microsoft/fast-components](./fast-components.md) &gt; [fastTextArea](./fast-components.fasttextarea.md)

## fastTextArea variable

A function that returns a [TextArea](./fast-foundation.textarea.md) registration for configuring the component with a DesignSystem. Implements [textAreaTemplate](./fast-foundation.textareatemplate.md)

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
fastTextArea: (overrideDefinition?: import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").OverrideFoundationElementDefinition<{
    baseName: string;
    baseClass: typeof FoundationTextArea;
    template: import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementTemplate<import("@microsoft/fast-element").ViewTemplate<FoundationTextArea, any>, import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementDefinition>;
    styles: import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementTemplate<import("@microsoft/fast-element").ElementStyles, import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementDefinition>;
    shadowOptions: {
        delegatesFocus: true;
    };
}> | undefined) => import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementRegistry<{
    baseName: string;
    baseClass: typeof FoundationTextArea;
    template: import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementTemplate<import("@microsoft/fast-element").ViewTemplate<FoundationTextArea, any>, import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementDefinition>;
    styles: import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementTemplate<import("@microsoft/fast-element").ElementStyles, import("@microsoft/fast-foundation").FoundationElementDefinition>;
    shadowOptions: {
        delegatesFocus: true;
    };
}, typeof TextArea>
```

## Remarks

Generates HTML Element: `<fast-text-area>`

[delegatesFocus](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ShadowRoot/delegatesFocus)
