Rob Schlüter HTML tag list: LIMITTEXT

Description

The WebTV interface defines the <limittext> element to set a maximum width for the text to be displayed in an area. Use <limittext> when your strings contain special characters, variable text, or expandable text. When the string value is calculated, as in the case of URL text, the WebTV interface will impose the width limits on the text when it is rendered. The limit for the text can be specified in pixels or by the number of characters allowed.

Note that the <limittext> element will be ignored by browsers that do not support the WebTV HTML interface. Since the text for the <limittext> element is contained within the element definition, no text will displayed in those browsers in place of the <limittext> text.

Attributes

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SIZE
Use the size attribute to set the maximum number of characters allowed for the text. By default, there is no size limit.

Note that if you specify both the size attribute and the width attribute, the WebTV interface will use the smaller of the two limits.

VALUE
Use the value attribute to set the text string that will have the <limittext> limit imposed on it. Note that while the <limittext> element is not very useful with hardcoded strings, WebTV Networks recommends using <limittext> when your strings contain special characters or expandable text.

WIDTH
Use the width attribute to set the maximum width of the text in pixels. By default, there is no width limit.

Note that if you specify both the size attribute and the width attribute, the WebTV interface will use the smaller of the two limits.

Examples

<LIMITTEXT size="25" value="&url;">