Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

MAXLENGTH — NN all IE all HTML all

Synopsis

MAXLENGTH=”characterCount"

Optional

Defines the maximum number of characters that may be typed into a text field INPUT element. In practice, browsers beep or otherwise alert users when a typed character would exceed the MAXLENGTH value. There is no innate correlation between the MAXLENGTH and SIZE attributes. If the MAXLENGTH allows for more characters than fit within the specified width of the element, the browser provides horizontal scrolling (albeit awkward for many users) to allow entry and editing of the field.

Input Types

password, text

Example

<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="ZIP" MAXLENGTH=10>

Value

Positive integer.

Default

Unlimited.

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.formName.inputName.maxLength

[window.]document.forms[i].elements[i].maxLength

[window.]document.all.elementID.maxLength