maxLength property

Sets or retrieves the maximum number of characters that the user can enter in a text control.

 

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_maxLength( v);HRESULT value = object.get_maxLength(* p);

Property values

Type: long

The maximum length of the input.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
• HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 17.4
• HTML5 A vocabulary and associated APIs for HTML and XHTML, Section 4.10.7.3.8

Remarks

The IHTMLInputTextElement::maxLength property limits the number of characters the user can enter. The property does not limit programmatic assignments to the IHTMLOptionButtonElement::value property. The property's value can be larger than the IHTMLInputTextElement::size of the text box, in which case the text box scrolls as the user types.

See also

IHTMLInputTextElement::size