# js_gui__text_box {#js_gui__text_box}

# Text box GUI view
Displays a scrollable read-only text field.

<img src="text_box.png" width="200" alt="Sample screenshot of the view" />

```js
let eventLoop = require("event_loop");
let gui = require("gui");
let textBoxView = require("gui/text_box");
```

This module depends on the `gui` module, which in turn depends on the
`event_loop` module, so they _must_ be imported in this order. It is also
recommended to conceptualize these modules first before using this one.

# Example
For an example refer to the `gui.js` example script.

# View props
## `text`
Text to show in the text box.

Type: `string`