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

# XmTextSetMaxLength(3)

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

## NAME

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

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <Xm/Text.h>
void XmTextSetMaxLength(
Widget widget,
int max_length);
```

## DESCRIPTION

**XmTextSetMaxLength** sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of the text string in the Text widget. The maximum allowable length prevents the user from entering a text string from the keyboard that is larger than this limit. Strings that are entered using the **XmNvalue** (or **XmNvalueWcs**) resource, or the **XmTextSetString** (or **XmTextSetStringWcs**) function ignore this resource.

- *widget*

  Specifies the Text widget ID

- *max\_length*

  Specifies the maximum allowable length of the text string

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

## RELATED

[**XmText**(3)](/XmText/3.md), [**XmTextSetString**(3)](/XmTextSetString/3.md), and [**XmTextSetStringWcs**(3)](/XmTextSetStringWcs/3.md).