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# Text input column

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The text input column allows you to render a text input inside the table, which can be used to update that database record without needing to open a new page or a modal:

```php theme={"theme":"gruvbox-dark-hard"}
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('name')
```

## Validation

You can validate the input by passing any [Laravel validation rules](https://laravel.com/docs/validation#available-validation-rules) in an array:

```php theme={"theme":"gruvbox-dark-hard"}
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('name')
    ->rules(['required', 'max:255'])
```

> Filament uses tooltips to display validation errors. If you want to use tooltips outside of the admin panel to display validation errors, make sure you have [`@ryangjchandler/alpine-tooltip` installed](https://github.com/ryangjchandler/alpine-tooltip#installation) in your app.

## Customizing the HTML input type

You may use the `type()` method to pass a custom [HTML input type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/input#input_types):

```php theme={"theme":"gruvbox-dark-hard"}
use Filament\Tables\Columns\TextInputColumn;

TextInputColumn::make('background_color')->type('color')
```

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