Multiline Maxlength

[Brooker22]

Hello,

Okay i'm pretty new to .net but, i'm aware the maxlength property is ignored in multiline textboxes. I'm also aware that their is a java script solution to the problem, although i don't want to use java. (wouldn't fit the flow of the webpage).

The last alternative i believe is a regular expression validator? which i'm pretty clueless about?

My textbox looks as follows:

<asp:TextBox ID="EditorsTextbox" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine" MaxLength="195" Width="90%" Rows="8"></asp:TextBox>

Pretty bog standard, how would i go about coding a regex validator for this box to set a maxlength of say 300?

Thanks in advance.

 

[kss444]

Java and javascipt are two different things.
But.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...ct=result&cd=1&q=maxlength+with+regex&spell=1

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t91215-max-length-control-regular-expression.html

http://forums.asp.net/p/1128043/1779999.aspx

Ordinary Programmer

 

[jbenson001]

You can also create a custom control:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/aspnet/Textarea_Length_Validator.aspx

 

[jmeckley]

how would javascript interrupt the flow of the webpage? This is required for any type of client side experience. webforms produces quite a bit of javascript as it is.

Jason Meckley
Programmer
Specialty Bakers, Inc.

faq855-7190