How to create an editable component which looks like a TextArea?

Question

We know that TextArea are not editable , so how to create an editable component which looks like a TextArea ( having the multi-line behaviour ) ?

Answer 1

Use TextField and set its setSingleLineTextArea(false). This requires LWUIT 1.5 or newer.

Answer 2

TextArea is editable. Here is how you can create editable text area:

TextArea text = new TextArea();
text.setEditable(true);
text.setSingleLineTextArea(false);

Does this not work for you?

What version of LWUIT are you using and platform are you on?