settextlength
verbUK /sɛt tɛkst lɛŋθ/
US /sɛt tɛkst lɛŋθ/
To set how long a piece of text can be.
The programmer used settextlength to make the name box hold only ten letters.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To choose the number of characters allowed in a text box.
She called settextlength before showing the form to users.
3. To change the length setting of a text value in code.
The function settextlength trims the message to fit the screen.
4. To fix the size of a text area on a page.
They used settextlength so the comment box would not grow too big.