Configure Restricted Textarea

The Restricted Textarea server behavior A server behavior is a reusable component for server-side development. They add blocks of code to your pages for accomplishing specific tasks. Dreamweaver comes with several default server behaviors and the InterAKT extensions add many more to this list. allows the web developers to include a restricted text area in their site pages. Before applying it, there must be a text area added in the Dreamweaver page.

This server behavior is accessible from the Application panel, Server Behaviors -> + -> MX Kollection -> Form Controls -> Restricted Textarea.

The user interface has only one tab. Directions about its correct configuration are given below.

To set the dialog box options, follow the next steps:

1. In the Apply to field drop-down menu select the text field on which to apply the server behavior.
2. In the Max chars text box enter the maximum number of characters allowed in the text area. The default value is 255.
3. The Show character count checkbox displays how many characters can still be typed.
4. The Show message if limit reached checkbox notifies you that you reached the maximum number of characters, and that you cannot type any more text.
5. The three buttons on the right of the interface offer you the next functionalities:
   ·  Click OK when you are done configuring the server behavior.
   ·  Click Cancel to exit without applying the new settings.
   ·  The Help button opens this help page.