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---
sidebar_label: QPlainTextEdit
title: QPlainTextEdit
---
> Used to edit and display plain text.
**This class is a JS wrapper around Qt's [QPlainTextEdit class](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html)**
A `QPlainTextEdit` provides ability to add and manipulate native editable text field widgets.
**QPlainTextEdit inherits from [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md)**
### Example
```javascript
const { QPlainTextEdit } = require("@nodegui/nodegui");
const plainTextEdit = new QPlainTextEdit();
```
### `new QPlainTextEdit(parent?)`
- `parent` NodeWidget (_optional_). Any widget inheriting from NodeWidget can be passed as a parent. This will make this widget, the child of the parent widget.
## Static Methods
QPlainTextEdit can access all the static methods defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md)
## Instance Properties
QPlainTextEdit can access all the instance properties defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md).
### `plainTextEdit.placeholderText`
The placeholder text set on the plainTextEdit.
## Instance Methods
QPlainTextEdit can access all the instance methods defined in [NodeWidget](api/NodeWidget.md).
### `plainTextEdit.setPlainText(text)`
Sets the given text to the plainTextEdit. It calls the native method [QPlainTextEdit: setPlainText](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#setPlainText).
- `text` string
### `plainTextEdit.setPlaceholderText(text)`
Sets the given text to the plainTextEdit's placeholder.
- `text` string
### `plainTextEdit.toPlainText()`
Returns the text of the text edit as plain text. [QPlainTextEdit: toPlainText](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#toPlainText).
### `plainTextEdit.setReadOnly(isReadOnly)`
Sets the plainTextEdit to be read only. [QPlainTextEdit: isReadOnly](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#readOnly-prop).
### `plainTextEdit.clear()`
Deletes all the text in the text edit.[QPlainTextEdit: clear](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#clear).
### `plainTextEdit.setWordWrapMode(mode)`
This property holds the mode QPlainTextEdit will use when wrapping text by words.[QPlainTextEdit: setWordWrapMode](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#wordWrapMode-prop).
- mode: QTextOptionWrapMode
### `plainTextEdit.wordWrapMode()`
returns word wrap mode. [QPlainTextEdit: wordWrapMode](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#wordWrapMode-prop).
### `plainTextEdit.setLineWrapMode(mode)`
This property holds the line wrap mode. [QPlainTextEdit: setLineWrapMode](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#lineWrapMode-prop).
- mode: LineWrapMode
### `plainTextEdit.lineWrapMode()`
returns line wrap mode. [QPlainTextEdit: setLineWrapMode](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qplaintextedit.html#lineWrapMode-prop).