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nav-title: "TextView How-To"
title: "How-To"
description: "Examples for using TextView"
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# TextView
Using a TextView requires the text-view module.
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### Binding two TextViews text property to observable view-model property.
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### Creating a TextView
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### Setting the text of a TextView
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### Binding text property directly to model
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### Setting the hint of a TextView
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### Binding hint property directly to model
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### Setting the editable property of a TextView
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### Binding editable property directly to model
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