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This function sets the maximum text length that can be typed into an edit box.

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  • Method: guiedit:setMaxLength(...)
  • Variable: .maxLength

Syntax

bool guiEditSetMaxLength ( element guiEdit, int length )
Required Arguments
  • guiEdit: MISSING_PARAM_DESC
  • length: An integer indicating the maximum number of characters that can be typed into the box.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the max length was set successfully, false otherwise.

Code Examples

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This example creates an edit box with a limit on text length, alongside an "Output!" button. When the button is clicked, it will output the message in the edit box into the chatbox.

-- create our button
button = guiCreateButton( 0.7, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1, "Output!", true )
-- create an edit box and define it as "editBox".
editBox = guiCreateEdit( 0.3, 0.1, 0.4, 0.1, "Type your message here!", true )
-- set a maximum text length of 128 characters
guiEditSetMaxLength ( editBox, 128 )


-- setup our function to output the message to the chatbox
function outputEditBox ()
        local text = guiGetText ( editBox )   -- get the text from the edit box
        outputChatBox ( text )                -- output that text
end
addEventHandler ( "onClientGUIClick", button, outputEditBox )

See Also

GUI Functions
GUI Elements
Reference