Key questions about this property
The answers below summarize the purpose, scope, default effect, and review scenarios for this property.
| What does it do? |
This property, when set to true, displays a character counter below text areas to inform users of the remaining character limit. |
| What area does it affect? |
Text area fields |
| What does the default mean? |
The default value is "false", which means this behavior is disabled by default. |
| When should you review it? |
Review this property when configuring user input forms or enhancing user experience. |
Out of the box property record
Raw metadata from the property record.
| Property name |
glide.ui.textarea.character_counter |
| Sys ID |
76d88821ef213000e7ec732fa6c0fb11 |
| Type |
boolean |
| Application |
Global |
| Default value |
false |
| Description |
Character counter for textarea (journal and multi line text fields). When set to true, the character counter will appear under the textarea, which instructs user the number of characters left. Once the limit is reached, user should reduce the amount of text to ensure that the entire text will be saved. |
| Updated |
2024-05-25 04:03:16 |
Sources
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... Insert and Stay options on tables derived from Task (such as Incident, Change, and Problem). • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.ui.textarea.character_counter When true, displays a count of available characters for journal and multi-line text fields. • Type: true | false • Default value: false • Location: System Property [sys_properties] table glide.ui.textarea_initial_rows ...
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