The TextPicker component allows users to scroll to select text.
This component is supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.
TextPicker(options?: TextPickerOptions)
Creates a text picker based on the selection range specified by range.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| options | TextPickerOptions | No | Parameters of the text picker. |
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| range | string[] | string[] []10+ | Resource | TextPickerRangeContent[]10+ | TextCascadePickerRangeContent[]10+ | Yes | Data selection range of the picker. This parameter cannot be set to an empty array. If set to an empty array, it will not be displayed. If it is dynamically changed to an empty array, the current value remains displayed. NOTE For a single-column picker, use a value of the string[], Resource, or TextPickerRangeContent[] type. For a multi-column picker, use a value of the string[] type. For a multi-column linked picker, use a value of the TextCascadePickerRangeContent[] type. The Resource type supports only strarray.json. The type and number of columns in the range cannot be dynamically modified. |
| selected | number | number[]10+ | No | Index of the default item in the range. Default value: 0 NOTE For a single-column picker, use a value of the number type. For a multi-column (linked) picker, use a value of the number[] type. Since API version 10, this attribute supports two-way binding through $$. |
| value | string | string[]10+ | No | Value of the default item in the range. The priority of this parameter is lower than that of selected. Default value: value of the first item NOTE This parameter works only when the picker contains text only. For a single-column picker, use a value of the string type. For a multi-column (linked) picker, use a value of the string[] type. Since API version 10, this attribute supports two-way binding through $$. |
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| text | string | Resource | Yes | Text information. |
| children | TextCascadePickerRangeContent[] | No | Linkage data. |
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| strokeWidth | Dimension | No | Stroke width of the divider. The unit is vp by default. You can also specify it as px. The percentage type is not supported. |
| startMargin | Dimension | No | Distance between the divider and the start edge of the picker. The unit is vp by default. You can also specify it as px. The percentage type is not supported. |
| endMargin | Dimension | No | Distance between the divider and the end edge of the picker. The unit is vp by default. You can also specify it as px. The percentage type is not supported. |
| color | ResourceColor | No | Color of the divider. |
defaultPickerItemHeight(value: number | string)
Sets the height of each item in the picker.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | number | string | Yes | Height of each item in the picker. |
disappearTextStyle(value: PickerTextStyle)
Sets the font color, font size, and font weight for the top and bottom items.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | PickerTextStyle | Yes | Font color, font size, and font weight of the top and bottom items. Default value: { color: '#ff182431', font: { size: '14fp', weight: FontWeight.Regular } } |
textStyle(value: PickerTextStyle)
Sets the font color, font size, and font weight for all items except the top, bottom, and selected items.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | PickerTextStyle | Yes | Font color, font size, and font weight of all items except the top, bottom, and selected items. Default value: { color: '#ff182431', font: { size: '16fp', weight: FontWeight.Regular } } |
selectedTextStyle(value: PickerTextStyle)
Sets the font color, font size, and font weight for the selected item.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | PickerTextStyle | Yes | Font color, font size, and font weight of the selected item. Default value: { color: '#ff007dff', font: { size: '20vp', weight: FontWeight.Medium } } |
selectedIndex(value: number | number[])
Sets the index of the default selected item in the array. Its priority is higher than that of the selected value in options. For a single-column picker, use a value of the number type. For a multi-column (linked) picker, use a value of the number[] type.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | number | number[] | Yes | Index of the default selected item in the array. Default value: 0 |
canLoop(value: boolean)
Sets whether scrolling is loopable.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | boolean | Yes | Whether scrolling is loopable. true: loopable false: not loopable Default value: true |
divider(value: DividerOptions | null)
Sets the divider style. If this attribute is not set, the divider is displayed based on the default value.
If the sum of startMargin and endMargin exceeds the component width, both startMargin and endMargin will be set to 0.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | DividerOptions | null | Yes | Divider options. 1. If DividerOptions is set, the divider is displayed in the configured style. Default value: { strokeWidth: '2px', startMargin: 0, endMargin: 0, color: '#33000000' } 2. If this parameter is set to null, the divider is not displayed. |
gradientHeight(value: Dimension)
Sets the height for the fade-out effect. If this attribute is not set, the default fade-out effect will be displayed.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 12.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | Dimension | Yes | Height of the gradient effect at the top and bottom edges of the content area. It can be set in percentage, with 100% (the maximum value) being half the height of the picker. Setting it to 0 will result in no gradient effect, while negative numbers or other invalid values will display the default gradient effect. Default value: 36vp |
Avoid changing the attribute data during the animation process of this component.
onAccept(callback: (value: string, index: number) => void)
Triggered when the OK button in the dialog box is clicked. This event can be triggered only in the text picker dialog box.
This API is deprecated since API version 10.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | string | Yes | Text of the selected item. |
| index | number | Yes | Index of the selected item. |
onCancel(callback: () => void)
Triggered when the Cancel button in the dialog box is clicked. This event can be triggered only in the text picker dialog box.
This API is deprecated since API version 10.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
onChange(callback: (value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => void)
Triggered when an item in the picker is selected. When the picker contains text only or both text and imagery, value indicates the text of the selected item. When the picker contains imagery only, value is empty.
Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.
System capability: SystemCapability.ArkUI.ArkUI.Full
Parameters
| Name | Type | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| value | string | string[]10+ | Yes | Text of the selected item. For a multi-column picker, value is of the array type. |
| index | number | number[]10+ | Yes | Index of the selected item. For a multi-column picker, index is of the array type. |
// xxx.ets
class bottom {
bottom:number = 50
}
let bott:bottom = new bottom()
@Entry
@Component
struct TextPickerExample {
private select: number = 1
private apfruits: string[] = ['apple1', 'apple2', 'apple3', 'apple4']
private orfruits: string[] = ['orange1', 'orange2', 'orange3', 'orange4']
private pefruits: string[] = ['peach1', 'peach2', 'peach3', 'peach4']
private multi: string[][] = [this.apfruits, this.orfruits, this.pefruits]
private cascade: TextCascadePickerRangeContent[] = [
{
text: 'Category 1',
children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 1', children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 2' }, { text: 'Subcategory 3' }, { text: 'Subcategory 4' }] },
{ text: 'Item 1', children: [{ text: ''Item 2' }, { text: ''Item 3' }, { text: ''Item 4' }] }]
},
{
text: 'Category 2',
children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 1', children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 2' }, { text: 'Subcategory 3' }, { text: 'Subcategory 4' }] },
{ text: 'Item 1', children: [{ text: ''Item 2' }, { text: ''Item 3' }, { text: ''Item 4' }] }]
},
{
text: 'Category 3',
children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 1', children: [{ text: 'Subcategory 2' }, { text: 'Subcategory 3' }, { text: 'Subcategory 4' }] },
{ text: 'Item 1', children: [{ text: ''Item 2' }, { text: ''Item 3' }, { text: ''Item 4' }] }]
}
]
build() {
Column() {
TextPicker({ range: this.apfruits, selected: this.select })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('Picker item changed, value: ' + value + ', index: ' + index)
}).margin(bott)
TextPicker({ range: this.multi })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('TextPicker multi-column: onChange' + JSON.stringify(value) + ',' + 'index:' + JSON.stringify(index))
}).margin(bott)
TextPicker({ range: this.cascade })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('TextPicker multi-column linkage: onChange' + JSON.stringify(value) + ',' + 'index:' + JSON.stringify(index))
})
}
}
} 
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct TextPickerExample {
private select: number = 1
private fruits: string[] = ['apple1', 'orange2', 'peach3', 'grape4']
build() {
Column() {
TextPicker({ range: this.fruits, selected: this.select })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('Picker item changed, value: ' + value + ', index: ' + index)
})
.disappearTextStyle({color: Color.Red, font: {size: 15, weight: FontWeight.Lighter}})
.textStyle({color: Color.Black, font: {size: 20, weight: FontWeight.Normal}})
.selectedTextStyle({color: Color.Blue, font: {size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bolder}})
}.width('100%').height('100%')
}
} 
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct TextPickerExample {
private select: number = 1
private fruits: string[] = ['apple1', 'orange2', 'peach3', 'grape4']
build() {
Column() {
TextPicker({ range: this.fruits, selected: this.select })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('Picker item changed, value: ' + value + ', index: ' + index)
})
.disappearTextStyle({color: Color.Red, font: {size: 15, weight: FontWeight.Lighter}})
.textStyle({color: Color.Black, font: {size: 20, weight: FontWeight.Normal}})
.selectedTextStyle({color: Color.Blue, font: {size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bolder}})
.divider(null)
}.width('100%').height('100%')
}
} 
// xxx.ets
@Entry
@Component
struct TextPickerExample {
private select: number = 1
private fruits: string[] = ['apple1', 'orange2', 'peach3', 'grape4']
build() {
Column() {
TextPicker({ range: this.fruits, selected: this.select })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('Picker item changed, value: ' + value + ', index: ' + index)
})
.disappearTextStyle({color: Color.Red, font: {size: 15, weight: FontWeight.Lighter}})
.textStyle({color: Color.Black, font: {size: 20, weight: FontWeight.Normal}})
.selectedTextStyle({color: Color.Blue, font: {size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bolder}})
.divider({
strokeWidth: 10,
color: Color.Red,
startMargin: 10,
endMargin: 20
} as DividerOptions)
}.width('100%').height('100%')
}
} 
// xxx.ets. This example customizes the height the gradient effect for the text picker through gradientHeight().
@Entry
@Component
struct TextPickerExample {
private select: number = 1
private fruits: string[] = ['apple1', 'orange2', 'peach3', 'grape4']
build() {
Column() {
TextPicker({ range: this.fruits, selected: this.select })
.onChange((value: string | string[], index: number | number[]) => {
console.info('Picker item changed, value: ' + value + ', index: ' + index)
})
.disappearTextStyle({color: Color.Red, font: {size: 15, weight: FontWeight.Lighter}})
.textStyle({color: Color.Black, font: {size: 20, weight: FontWeight.Normal}})
.selectedTextStyle({color: Color.Blue, font: {size: 30, weight: FontWeight.Bolder}})
.gradientHeight(100)
}.width('100%').height('100%')
}
} 