---
product: "AG Grid"
title: "Text Cell Editor"
description: "Simple text editor that uses the standard HTML input . This editor is the default if none other specified."
framework: javascript
version: "36.2.0"
related:
    - title: "Large Text Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-large-text/"
    - title: "Number Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-number/"
    - title: "Date Editors"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-date/"
    - title: "Checkbox Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-checkbox/"
    - title: "Select Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-select/"
    - title: "Rich Select Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/javascript-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-rich-select/"
llms: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/llms.txt"
---

# Text Cell Editor

Simple text editor that uses the standard HTML `input`. This editor is the default if none other specified.

## Enabling Text Cell Editor

Edit any cell in the grid below to see the Text Cell Editor:

#### Text Editor

```ts
import {
  ClientSideRowModelModule,
  ColDef,
  GridApi,
  GridOptions,
  ITextCellEditorParams,
  ModuleRegistry,
  TextEditorModule,
  createGrid,
  enableDevValidations,
} from "ag-grid-community";
import { colors } from "./colors";

if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== "production") {
  // Enable extended validations only for development
  enableDevValidations();
}

ModuleRegistry.registerModules([ClientSideRowModelModule, TextEditorModule]);

const columnDefs: ColDef[] = [
  {
    field: "color",
    cellEditor: "agTextCellEditor",
    cellEditorParams: {
      maxLength: 20,
    } as ITextCellEditorParams,
  },
  {
    field: "value",
    valueFormatter: (params) => `£ ${params.value}`,
    cellEditor: "agTextCellEditor",
    cellEditorParams: {
      maxLength: 20,
    } as ITextCellEditorParams,
  },
];

function getRandomNumber(min: number, max: number) {
  // min and max included
  return Math.floor(window.agRandom() * (max - min + 1) + min);
}

const data = Array.from(Array(20).keys()).map(() => {
  const color = colors[getRandomNumber(0, colors.length - 1)];
  return {
    color: color,
    value: getRandomNumber(0, 1000),
  };
});

let gridApi: GridApi;

const gridOptions: GridOptions = {
  defaultColDef: {
    flex: 1,
    editable: true,
  },
  columnDefs: columnDefs,
  rowData: data,
};

const gridDiv = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#myGrid")!;
gridApi = createGrid(gridDiv, gridOptions);
```

[Live example: Text Editor](https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/examples/provided-cell-editors-text/text-editor/typescript/)

Enabled with `agTextCellEditor` and configured with `ITextCellEditorParams`.

```js
columnDefs: [
    {
        cellEditor: 'agTextCellEditor',
        cellEditorParams: {
            maxLength: 20
        },
    },
]
```

## API Reference

Properties available on the `ITextCellEditorParams&lt;TData = any, TValue = any, TContext = any&gt;` interface.

| Property | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `useFormatter` | `boolean` |  |  |  |
| `maxLength` | `number` |  |  |  |