diff --git a/VDSSample/ViewControllers/TextAreaViewController.swift b/VDSSample/ViewControllers/TextAreaViewController.swift
index 5a58e34..a08f12e 100644
--- a/VDSSample/ViewControllers/TextAreaViewController.swift
+++ b/VDSSample/ViewControllers/TextAreaViewController.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 //  Created by Matt Bruce on 1/10/23.
 //
 
-import Foundation
 import Foundation
 import UIKit
 import VDS
@@ -23,28 +22,38 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
     var showErrorSwitch = Toggle()
     var tooltipTitleTextField = TextField()
     var tooltipContentTextField = TextField()
+    var maxLengthTextField = NumericField()
+    var readOnlySwitch = Toggle()
+
+    lazy var heightPickerSelectorView = {
+        PickerSelectorView(title: "2X",
+                           picker: self.picker,
+                           items: TextArea.Height.allCases)
+    }()
     
     override func viewDidLoad() {
         super.viewDidLoad()
         addContentTopView(view: component)
-
+        component.text = "Starting Text"
         setupPicker()
         setupModel()
     }
         
     override func setupForm(){
-        super.setupForm()  
+        super.setupForm()
         addFormRow(label: "Disabled", view: disabledSwitch)
         addFormRow(label: "Required", view: requiredSwitch)
         addFormRow(label: "Surface", view: surfacePickerSelectorView)
         addFormRow(label: "Label Text", view: labelTextField)
         addFormRow(label: "Helper Text", view: helperTextField)
+        addFormRow(label: "Read Only", view: readOnlySwitch)
         addFormRow(label: "Error", view: showErrorSwitch)
         addFormRow(label: "Error Text", view: errorTextField)
-        addFormRow(label: "Width", view: widthTextField)
         addFormRow(label: "ToolTip Title", view: tooltipTitleTextField)
         addFormRow(label: "ToolTip Content", view: tooltipContentTextField)
-        
+        addFormRow(label: "Character Count", view: maxLengthTextField)
+        addFormRow(label: "Min Height", view: heightPickerSelectorView)
+
         requiredSwitch.onChange = { [weak self] sender in
             self?.component.required = sender.isOn
         }
@@ -61,6 +70,10 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
             self?.component.isEnabled = !sender.isOn
         }
 
+        readOnlySwitch.onChange = { [weak self] sender in
+            self?.component.readOnly = sender.isOn
+        }
+        
         labelTextField
             .textPublisher
             .sink { [weak self] text in
@@ -82,7 +95,10 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
         widthTextField
             .numberPublisher
             .sink { [weak self] number in
-                guard let number else { return }
+                guard let number else {
+                    self?.component.width = nil
+                    return
+                }
                 self?.component.width = number.cgFloatValue
             }.store(in: &subscribers)
         
@@ -98,6 +114,15 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
                 self?.updateTooltip()
             }.store(in: &subscribers)
         
+        maxLengthTextField
+            .numberPublisher
+            .sink { [weak self] number in
+                guard let number else {
+                    self?.component.maxLength = nil
+                    return
+                }
+                self?.component.maxLength = number.intValue
+            }.store(in: &subscribers)
     }
     
     func setupModel() {
@@ -106,15 +131,14 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
         component.helperText = "For example: 123 Verizon St"
         component.errorText = "Enter a valid address."
         component.tooltipModel = .init(title: "Check the formatting of your address", content:"House/Building number then street name")
-
         component
             .publisher(for: .valueChanged)
             .sink { component in
-                if let text = component.value {
-                    print("text entry: \(text)")
-                } else {
-                    print("text entry: null")
-                }
+//                if let text = component.value {
+//                    print("text entry: \(text)")
+//                } else {
+//                    print("text entry: null")
+//                }
             }.store(in: &subscribers)
  
         //setup UI
@@ -135,6 +159,10 @@ class  TextAreaViewController: BaseViewController<TextArea> {
             self?.component.surface = item
             self?.contentTopView.backgroundColor = item.color
         }
+        
+        heightPickerSelectorView.onPickerDidSelect = {  [weak self] item in
+            self?.component.minHeight = item
+        }
     }
     
     func updateTooltip() {