https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1117/how-can-i-limit-the-number-of-characters-in-a-rtextfield<p>I know I can validate the maximum number of characters by using the ivy validation mechanism. </p> <p>Put I want to prevent that the user even can input more than the allowed character.</p>enMon, 12 Jan 2015 15:27:13 -0500https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1117/how-can-i-limit-the-number-of-characters-in-a-rtextfield/1118<p>You can specify the data type of an RTextField. A data type can define how many characters are allowed to input. See the following example to limit the maximum number of characters to 5:</p> <pre><code>textField = new RTextField(); textField.setDataType(new ULCStringDataType(5)); </code></pre>Reto WeissMon, 12 Jan 2015 15:27:13 -0500https://answers.axonivy.com/questions/1117/how-can-i-limit-the-number-of-characters-in-a-rtextfield/1118