---
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: vue
version: "36.2.0"
related:
    - title: "Large Text Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-large-text/"
    - title: "Number Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-number/"
    - title: "Date Editors"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-date/"
    - title: "Checkbox Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-checkbox/"
    - title: "Select Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-data-grid/provided-cell-editors-select/"
    - title: "Rich Select Editor"
      url: "https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/vue-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 {
  createApp,
  defineComponent,
  onBeforeMount,
  ref,
  shallowRef,
} from "vue";
import { AgGridVue } from "ag-grid-vue3";
import {
  ClientSideRowModelModule,
  ColDef,
  ColGroupDef,
  GridApi,
  GridOptions,
  GridReadyEvent,
  ITextCellEditorParams,
  ModuleRegistry,
  TextEditorModule,
  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]);

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),
  };
});

const VueExample = defineComponent({
  template: `
        <div style="height: 100%">
                <ag-grid-vue
      style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"
      @grid-ready="onGridReady"
      :columnDefs="columnDefs"
      :defaultColDef="defaultColDef"
      :rowData="rowData"></ag-grid-vue>
        </div>
    `,
  components: {
    "ag-grid-vue": AgGridVue,
  },
  setup(props) {
    const gridApi = shallowRef<GridApi | null>(null);
    const columnDefs = ref<ColDef[]>([
      {
        field: "color",
        cellEditor: "agTextCellEditor",
        cellEditorParams: {
          maxLength: 20,
        } as ITextCellEditorParams,
      },
      {
        field: "value",
        valueFormatter: (params) => `£ ${params.value}`,
        cellEditor: "agTextCellEditor",
        cellEditorParams: {
          maxLength: 20,
        } as ITextCellEditorParams,
      },
    ]);
    const defaultColDef = ref<ColDef>({
      flex: 1,
      editable: true,
    });
    const rowData = ref<any[] | null>(data);

    const onGridReady = (params: GridReadyEvent) => {
      gridApi.value = params.api;
    };

    return {
      gridApi,
      columnDefs,
      defaultColDef,
      rowData,
      onGridReady,
    };
  },
});

const app = createApp(VueExample);
app.mount("#app");
```

[Live example: Text Editor](https://www.ag-grid.com/archive/36.2.0/examples/provided-cell-editors-text/text-editor/vue3/)

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` |  |  |  |