Require Specific number of characters in number field and text field | Voters

Require Specific number of characters in number field and text field

Michelle Le

For text and number fields, have the ability to require a specific number of characters. An example of this would be when we ask for an ID number that is 9 digits, we require them to input 9 digits to avoid typos.

November 20, 2024

Colleen Deal

Ability to format the number/text field would be great too. For example, ###-##-####

Jon Darbyshire

Hiya Michelle Le, thanks for this post! I have a few more questions for you:

Are there any specific fields in your application where this character limit should be applied?
Should the character limit be enforced strictly, or should there be a warning message if the limit is not met?
Do you need different character limits for different fields, or is a uniform limit sufficient across all fields?

Michelle Le

Jon Darbyshire
Are there any specific fields in your application where this character limit should be applied?--in most cases, we are thinking are UID. A student ID number is 9 digits.
Should the character limit be enforced strictly, or should there be a warning message if the limit is not met?--strictly enforced because all UIDs are 9 digits.
Do you need different character limits for different fields, or is a uniform limit sufficient across all fields?--Different. It's just one field, the UID field, that I need to be 9 characters.