Text input length

[Val]

I would like to restrict the number of characters entered in the form to the number of characters that can be stored in the database. At the moment the text just gets truncated. The code I have is: $this -> form -> setArea('Outcome', 0, '', 0); and the display of the field is: <tr><td><?= $this -> form -> show_element('Outcome')?></td></tr>.

[bubblenut]

What templating system are you using?

[bubblenut]

Checking on the w3c html 4.01 spec we find that there is no maxlength or similar attribute available for the textarea element so you would have to either use javascript, or check it after it's returned in php and then display an error if it's too long.
[edit]Would have been nice if I'd included the link wouldn't it :rolleyes:[/edit]

[TheDefender]

This link can shed some light on how to do this using JavaScript... It even has a nifty little counter to show you how many characters are left...