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guiEditGetMaxLength

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Server-side
Shared

Pair: guiEditSetMaxLength

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This function returns the maximum text length that can be typed within an edit box.

Syntax

guiEditGetMaxLength ( )

Code Examples

client

This example outputs the maximum text length of an edit field to the chat.

local edit = guiCreateEdit( 0.4, 0.4, 0.3, 0.1, "", true )
addEventHandler( "onClientGUIChanged", edit,
function( )
outputChatBox( "Characters remaining in edit box: " .. guiEditGetMaxLength( source ) - #guiGetText( source ) ) -- output remaining amount of characters
end
)

See Also

GUI Functions