[RESOLVED] Set MaxLength on form Load

[aconybeare]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to populate the maxlength property of an asp:textbox on page load?

I'm getting the value from the my config table in my DB

When I try setting myControl.MaxLength=10 in the onload event
It's not written to the control and when I enter text I'm not restricted at all

I've also tried

<asp:textbox id="Abstract" Runat="server" Wrap="True" Rows="11" Columns="45" TextMode="MultiLine" maxlength="[HL="#FFFF00"]<%=SummaryLimit%>[/HL]"></asp:textbox>
 
' And 
 
<asp:textbox id="Abstract" Runat="server" Wrap="True" Rows="11" Columns="45" TextMode="MultiLine" maxlength="[HL="#FFFF00"]<%=Convert.ToInt32(SummaryLimit)%>[/HL]"></asp:textbox>

Geting error - <%=SummaryLimit%> is not a valid value for Int32.
And
<%=Convert.ToInt32(SummaryLimit)%> is not a valid value for Int32.

SummaryLimit Value is declared and assigned as an Int32

Dim m_iSummaryLimit As Int32 = 250
 
Public Property SummaryLimit() As Int32
        Get
            Return Convert.ToInt32(m_iSummaryLimit)
        End Get
        Set(ByVal Value As Int32)
            m_iSummaryLimit = Convert.ToInt32(Value)
        End Set
End Property

[basilisk]

The textbox control when in multiline mode actually renders as a HTML textarea therefore on a textarea there is no maxlength property so maxlength does not work. One of the ways to control this is to use javascript instead.

[aconybeare]

Basilisk,

Thanks for that, just wasted the whole morning trying to get it working.

Cheers Al

[Lord_Rat]

I did want to pipe in and say that when you use the following:

<%= ... %>

in an item tag, you need to surround it with single quotes - ' - and not double quotes - " -.

[aconybeare]

Lord Rat,

Thanks, feel free to pop out of your cave with useful tips like that at anytime

Cheers Al