# AskUserTextArea

> **Class** in `deepagents_code`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/deepagents-code/tui/widgets/ask_user/AskUserTextArea)

Free-form answer input for ask-user questions.

Adds one behavior over the shared base: when the cursor is on the first or
last line of a `multiple_choice` question, Up/Down are handed back to the
enclosing choice list instead of moving the text cursor.

## Signature

```python
AskUserTextArea(
    self,
    **kwargs: Any = {},
)
```

## Extends

- `InlinePromptTextArea`

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/deepagents/blob/7794b61a6e76230e8c7a49bdce808b3728305914/libs/code/deepagents_code/tui/widgets/ask_user.py#L61)