Javascript ignoring HTML maxlength

[Phalanxer]

I am using the following code which inserts the number '1' into a HTML INPUT field when toggled.

The INPUT field has a maxlength set to 2, yet if I toggle the JavaScript insert function three times, it ignores the fact that that there is already two characters in the INPUT field and inserts a third character.

Does anyone know if its possible for JavaScript to stop this?

I don't think there is, and so have just thought up a solution now.

Within the subroutine that inserts the number '1', I am going to use an if string to detect if there are two characters in the INPUT field, and if there are, then disable the function that I insert the number '1' with.

Does anyone know how I can make JavaScript detect if there are two characters in an INPUT field?

[Phalanxer]

Well, it seems Nokia Browser recognizes the maxlength, where as Firefox does not.. so this is no longer an issue. Plus, what I asked wouldn't be feasble anyway, because 12 (1 and 2) and 2425 (24 and 25) are both two different numbers, but different character lengths.

[sunfighter]

Hard to answer anything without code. And doesn't 'Nokia Browser' mean this is a question about phones?

[felgall]

Whether the browser supports the maxlength attribute or not you can seill read the value tha attribute has from within JavaScript and take the appropriate action in the script.

[Phalanxer]

Originally Posted by sunfighter

Hard to answer anything without code. And doesn't 'Nokia Browser' mean this is a question about phones?

It doesn't matter what platform a web browser is running on. A webpage is a webpage and HTML is HTML.