NAME

XmTextFieldSetMaxLength—A TextField function that sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of a text string entered from the keyboard

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/TextF.h>
void XmTextFieldSetMaxLength (widget, max_length)
Widgetwidget;
intmax_length;

DESCRIPTION

XmTextFieldSetMaxLength sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of the text string in the TextField widget.  The maximum allowable length prevents the user from entering a text string from the keyboard that is larger than this limit.  Strings that are entered using the XmNvalue (or XmNvalueWcs) resource, or the XmTextFieldSetString (or XmTextFieldSetStringWcs) function ignore this resource. 

widgetSpecifies the TextField widget ID

max_length
Specifies the maximum allowable length of the text string

For a complete definition of TextField and its associated resources, see XmTextField(3X). 

RELATED INFORMATION

XmText(3X), XmTextFieldSetString(3X), and XmTextFieldSetStringWcs(3X). 

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