# Text Annotate ## Overview A text field used for highlighting and tagging text.

### Properties

Name	Type	Description
`name`	`string`	Component name
`annotations`	`UITextAnnotation[]`	An array of annotation objects
`addedAnnotation`	`TextAnnotationAddedEvent`	Last added annotation event
`removedAnnotation`	`TextAnnotationRemovedEvent`	Last removed annotation event

### Methods

Name Parameters Returns Description

Name	Parameters	Returns	Description
`setTags`	`tags: string[] \|` `object[]`	`void`	Set component tags. Tags is an array of strings or objects with the following structure: `{` `label: string;` `key: string;` `color: string` `}`
`setText`	`value: string`	`void`	Set component text setting
`setAnnotations`	`annotations: object[]`	`void`	Set component annotations setting. Annotations is an array of object with the following structure: `{` `startIndex: number;` `endIndex: number;` `key: string;` `label: string` `text: string` `}`

setTags

tags: string[] |

object[]

void

Set component tags. Tags is an array of strings or objects with the following structure:

{

label: string;

key: string;

color: string

}

setText value: string void Set component text setting

setAnnotations annotations: object[] void Set component annotations setting. Annotations is an array of object with the following structure:
{
startIndex: number;
endIndex: number;
key: string;
label: string
text: string
}

### Triggers

Name	Description
On Init	Triggered when the component is initialized
On Change	Triggered when the component's state changes
On Annotation Add	Triggered when an annotation is added
On Annotation Remove	Triggered when an annotation is removed