Re: HTML_QuickForm - can you impose maxlength on a textarea?

> I'd like to impose a maximum # of characters on a textarea. Here are > the two things I have tried without success: > > $attrs = array("rows"=>"5", "cols"=>"40", > "maxlength"=>"30"); > $form->addElement('textarea', 'field1', 'Enter Data: ', > $attrs); > > AND > > $form->addElement('textarea', 'field1', 'Enter Data: ', > array('rows'=>'5', 'cols'=>'40', > 'maxlength'=>'30')); > > Any other ideas are much appreciated! There is no such attribute as maxlength on the <textarea> tag: http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#edef-TEXTAREA You can use define a validation rule on the element, as explained here: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.html.html-quickform.intro-validation.php Like this: <?php $form->addElement ( 'textarea', 'foo', Bar' ); $form->addRule ('foo', 'Error!', 'maxlength', '', 'client' ); ?> -- I. M. Bur buralien@gmail.com