HTML | DOM Input Search maxLength Property
Last Updated :
18 Jul, 2022
The DOM Input Search maxLength Property in HTML DOM is used to set or return the value of maxlength attribute of a search Input Field. It specifies the maximum number of characters that have been allowed in the search field. The default value of Input search maxLength property is 524288.
Syntax:
- It returns the Input search maxLength property.
searchObject.maxLength
- It is used to set the Input search maxLength property.
searchObject.maxLength = number
Property Values: It contains a single value number which is used to specify the maximum number of characters that are allowed in the search maxlength Field.
Return Value: It returns a numeric value which represents the maximum number of character that has been allowed in the search maxlength field.
Example-1: This example illustrates how to return the Input search maxLength property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Input Search maxLength Property
</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Search maxLength Property</ h2 >
< form id="myGeeks">
< input type="Search"
id="test"
name="myGeeks"
placeholder="Type to search.."
maxlength="45">
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< button ondblclick="Access()">
click here
</ button >
< p id="check"
style="font-size:24px;
color:green;">
</ p >
< script >
function Access() {
// return Input search maxLength Property
var s = document.getElementById(
"test").maxLength;
document.getElementById(
"check").innerHTML = s;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
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Output:
Before Clicking On Button:
After Clicking On Button:
Example-2: This Example illustrates how to set the Input search maxlength Property.
html
<!DOCTYPE html>
< html >
< head >
< title >
Input Search maxLength Property
</ title >
< style >
h1 {
color: green;
}
h2 {
font-family: Impact;
}
body {
text-align: center;
}
</ style >
</ head >
< body >
< h1 >GeeksforGeeks</ h1 >
< h2 >Input Search maxLength Property</ h2 >
< form id="myGeeks">
< input type="Search"
id="test"
name="myGeeks"
placeholder="Type to search.."
maxlength="45">
</ form >
< br >
< br >
< button ondblclick="Access()">
click here
</ button >
< p id="check"
style="font-size:24px;
color:green;">
</ p >
< script >
function Access() {
// Setting the Input maxLength Property
var s = document.getElementById(
"test").maxLength = "60";
document.getElementById(
"check").innerHTML =
"The value of the maxLength attribute was changed to "
+ s;
}
</ script >
</ body >
</ html >
|
Output:
Before Clicking On Button:
After Clicking On Button:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by DOM input search maxLength Property are listed below:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer 10.0 +
- Firefox
- Opera
- Safari
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