When using a!paragraphField, we have refreshAfter: set to "KEYPRESS".

Jason Ruvinsky

Certified Senior Developer

over 9 years ago

When using a!paragraphField, we have refreshAfter: set to "KEYPRESS". We want to limit the character count in the paragraph field, which works by truncating in the saveInto, and we can provide a live character count in the instructions below, however the user may still enter additional characters into the paragraph, and they don't get cut off until the field loses focus (they tab or click outside of it). Is there any way to immediately reflect the truncated value in the paragraph field while they are typing?

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0 Mike Schmitt
Certified Lead Developer
over 9 years ago

Whoops, you're right - it seems that no matter what trickery we do within the saveInto{}, the text / paragraph box won't reflect the changes until focus is lost. This smaller code snippet probably reproduces the issue concisely:

a!textField(
label: "test",
value: ri!text,
refreshAfter: "KEYPRESS",
disabled: len(ri!text) > 5,
saveInto: {
a!save(
ri!text,
left(save!value, 5)
)
}
)
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0 Mike Schmitt
Certified Lead Developer
over 9 years ago

Whoops, you're right - it seems that no matter what trickery we do within the saveInto{}, the text / paragraph box won't reflect the changes until focus is lost. This smaller code snippet probably reproduces the issue concisely:

a!textField(
label: "test",
value: ri!text,
refreshAfter: "KEYPRESS",
disabled: len(ri!text) > 5,
saveInto: {
a!save(
ri!text,
left(save!value, 5)
)
}
)
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