XmTextSetMaxLength(3X)
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## Name

XmTextSetMaxLength(3X) — XmTextSetMaxLength--A Text function that sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of a text string entered from the keyboard XmTextSetMaxLengthText functions

## Synopsis

#include <Xm/Text.h>
void XmTextSetMaxLength (`widget, max_length`)
Widget `widget`;
int `max_length`;

## DESCRIPTION

XmTextSetMaxLength sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of the text string in the Text 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 XmTextSetString (or XmTextSetStringWcs) function ignore this resource.

`widget` |  | Specifies the Text widget ID
`max_length` |  | Specifies the maximum allowable length of the text string

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

## RELATED INFORMATION

XmText(3X), XmTextSetString(3X), and XmTextSetStringWcs(3X).

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