length
Check the length of a text input.
Test if the length of the input’s value is more than a minimum and/or less than a maximum length.
Arguments are minimum and maximum. You can give either or both arguments.
For example, a summary that is neither too long nor too short:
<textarea id="summary" name="summary"></textarea>
{% validate id="summary" type={length minimum=20 maximum=200} %}
Arguments
| Argument | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| is | Use when the value must be a specific length. | is=4 |
| minimum | The minimum length of the value. | minimum=4 |
| maximum | The maximum length of the value. | maximum=10 |
| wrong_length_message | Message for when the length is unequal to the value of the “is” argument. Defaults to “Must be . characters long.” | |
| too_short_message | Message for when there are not enough characters entered. Defaults to “Must not be less than . characters long.” | |
| too_long_message | Message for when there are too many characters entered. Defaults to “Must not be more than . characters long.” |