restrict characters in javascript prompt

hi all,

Can we restrict the number of characters that the user can input in a
javascript prompt? my browser hangs whenever i try to input more than
2048 characters in it.

Thanks for any help

re: restrict characters in javascript prompt

In article <1112770711.113368.48360@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups. com>, vijay21
@gmail.com enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> hi all,
>
> Can we restrict the number of characters that the user can input in a
> javascript prompt? my browser hangs whenever i try to input more than
> 2048 characters in it.
>
> Thanks for any help[/color]


I'm not sure, but if people are entering that many characters, why are you
using a prompt at all?
I would think a text field or a textarea might be more useful for the users
so they can actually see what they're entering.
And I do know how to limit those. :)

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re: restrict characters in javascript prompt

<vijay21@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1112770711.113368.48360@o13g2000cwo.googlegro ups.com...[color=blue]
> hi all,
>
> Can we restrict the number of characters that the user can input in a
> javascript prompt? my browser hangs whenever i try to input more than
> 2048 characters in it.[/color]

No you can't. If you want arbitrary input from the user, use a <form>
and have them submit the form to either client- (using GET, the amount
of data you could submit will most likely be 1500-2000 characters) or
server-side (using POST, the amount of data is limited only by the
server's POST buffer restrictions) code.

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re: restrict characters in javascript prompt

Thankyou all for the help.