Textinput.maxchars - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-COMPONENTS LANGUAGE Reference

TextInput.maxChars

Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
textInputInstance.maxChars
Description
Property; the maximum number of characters that the text field can contain. A script may
insert more text than the property allows; this property indicates only how much
maxChars
text a user can enter. If this property is , there is no limit to the amount of text a user can
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enter. The default value is .
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Example
The following example limits to eight the number of characters a user can enter in the
TextInput instance called . It also sets the property, which hides the input
my_ti password
characters by displaying an asterisk in place of the character that was entered.
You must first drag a TextInput component to the Stage and give it an instance name of
; then add the following code to Frame 1.
my_ti
/**
Requires:
- TextInput instance on Stage (instance name: my_ti)
*/
var my_ti:mx.controls.TextInput;
my_ti.maxChars = 8;
my_ti.password = true;
1226 TextInput component