Does anybody know how to limit the number of characters that can be TYPED (not READ) into a text box in HTML? For example, in this box i can type as much as I want, but all the text may not be READ. Can I get this cursor to stop accepting typed characters after the character limit has been reached?
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limiting characters in a text box
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<input type=text .... onchange="if (this.value.lenght>maxChars) this.value.lenght=maxChars">
or
<input type=text ... MAXLENGTH="maxChars" SIZE="lengthChars">
where maxChars is an integer
all this is in basic reference docs (such as html tags reference) btw
or
<input type=text ... MAXLENGTH="maxChars" SIZE="lengthChars">
where maxChars is an integer
all this is in basic reference docs (such as html tags reference) btw
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