Textarea maxLength Property - Javascript DOM HTML Element

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Description

The maxLength property sets or gets the maxlength attribute of a text area.

The maxLength attribute sets the maximum number of characters allowed in a text area.

Set the maxLength property with the following Values

Value Description
number Sets the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area

Return Value

A Number, representing the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area

The following code shows how to get the maximum number of characters allowed in a specific text area:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Address:<br>
<textarea id="myTextarea">
</textarea>

<button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {//from ww w  .j av a 2 s  .  c  o  m
    var v = document.getElementById("myTextarea").maxLength;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = v;
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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