# Autosize TextArea after text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autosize-textarea-after-text/104413>\
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**Created:** [March 16, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autosize-textarea-after-text/104413 "2004-03-16T00:26:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danneman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b19c9b/32.png) [@Danneman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Danneman)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/autosize-textarea-after-text/104413/1 "2004-03-16T00:26:19Z")

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How do I set a TextArea component to autosize itself vertically depending on the size of the textfile it loads?

I was thinking that the following code would do, but nosirebob:

cmp\_TextArea.setSize(200, “auto”);