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SetCharLimit

Sets text field chars limit. <note> Char limit 0 means field doesn't have char limit

Syntax

expression.SetCharLimit(nChars);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTextField class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
nCharsRequirednumberchars limit number

Returns

boolean

Example

Add text field and set char limit for it in a PDF document.

// How to set char limit for a text field in a PDF document?

// Set char limit and display the result in a PDF document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
let textField = Api.CreateTextField([10, 10, 160, 30]);
page.AddObject(textField);

textField.SetCharLimit(20);
textField.SetValue('Char limit is: ' + textField.GetCharLimit());