---
name: "XmTextGetMaxLength"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "openmotif"
version: "2.3.8-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/XmTextGetMaxLength"
---

# XmTextGetMaxLength(3)

A Text function that accesses the value of the current maximum allowable length of a text string entered from the keyboard

## NAME

**XmTextGetMaxLength** — A Text function that accesses the value of the current maximum allowable length of a text string entered from the keyboard

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Text.h>
int XmTextGetMaxLength(
Widget widget);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmTextGetMaxLength** accesses the value of the current maximum allowable length of the text string in the Text widget entered from the keyboard. The maximum allowable length prevents the user from entering a text string larger than this limit. Note that the maximum allowable length is the same as the value of the widget's **XmNmaxLength** resource.

- *widget*

  Specifies the Text widget ID

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see [**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md).

## RETURN

Returns the integer value that indicates the string's maximum allowable length that can be entered from the keyboard.

## RELATED

[**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md).