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Assign a word limit to the text input field

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Posted on 28 Nov 2022 13:15:53 by Community Power Pla...

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,

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KRider 577 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 28 Nov 2022 at 14:28:26

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

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!
Community Power Pla... on 28 Nov 2022 at 14:20:40

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

Thanks @KRider this is a very smart approach and exactly what I was looking for from this community.
Drrickryp Super User 2024 Season 1 on 28 Nov 2022 at 14:05:22

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

@thatakke

There is no word limit in PowerApps. There is only a character limit. Nice solution @KRider!
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KRider 577 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 28 Nov 2022 at 14:05:14

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

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 )
Community Power Pla... on 28 Nov 2022 at 13:37:20

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

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.

Thank you,
KRider 577 Super User 2024 Season 1 on 28 Nov 2022 at 13:26:50

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Re: Assign a word limit to the text input field

Its in the advanced options: