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Hello community,
I need to implement a word limit to a text input field in the app that I've been building. I know I can set the MaxLength property for characters, but I need to specifically limit the text input to 250 words (which is approximately 1500 characters). I know this is not a built-in feature but, is there a way that I can achieve this?
Thank you,
Its in the advanced options:
Thanks @KRider I thought MaxLength property was the character limit, not word limit. Can you verify? The related questions I find on the forum also make me think that it is a character limit.
It absolutely is character limit. You could use a label to count the words and then not allow submit unless the word count is under 1500.
CountRows(Filter(MatchAll(Textcontrol.Text, "\S*(\s|\n?)"), !IsBlank(FullMatch)))
Then in the Display mode of your submit button:
If( CountRows(Filter(MatchAll(TextInput2.Text, "\S*(\s|\n?)"), !IsBlank(FullMatch))) <= 1500, //submit code, //notify to shorten code )
@thatakke
There is no word limit in PowerApps. There is only a character limit. Nice solution @KRider!
Thanks @KRider this is a very smart approach and exactly what I was looking for from this community.
hahaha, no problem. I've learned from my super user friends. Very smart people! I owe @Drrickryp a pop or two for showing me Coalesce!
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