bug #3432 [Reference][Form Types] Add "max_length" option in form type (nykopol)

weaverryan · weaverryan · commit 4988118e127d · 2014-01-08T22:41:03.000-06:00
This PR was merged into the 2.3 branch. Discussion ---------- [Reference][Form Types] Add "max_length" option in form type | Q | A | ------------- | --- | Doc fix? | yes | New docs? | yes | Applies to | 2.3+ | Fixed tickets | #3410 (task Form -> max_length) Commits ------- b53a227 fix last typo on max length option d6800d3 fix typo in previous commit 391fe30 fix typo in previous commit 2156545 add max_length to form field type
diff --git a/reference/forms/types/form.rst b/reference/forms/types/form.rst
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ on all fields.
 
 .. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/block_name.rst.inc
 
+.. include:: /reference/forms/types/options/max_length.rst.inc
+
 inherit_data
 ------------
 
diff --git a/reference/forms/types/options/max_length.rst.inc b/reference/forms/types/options/max_length.rst.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 max_length
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 
-**type**: ``integer``
+**type**: ``integer`` **default**: ``null``
 
-This option is used to add a ``maxlength`` attribute, which is used by
-some browsers to limit the amount of text in a field.
+If this option is not null, an attribute ``maxlength`` is added, which 
+is used by some browsers to limit the amount of text in a field. 
+
+This is just a browser validation, so data must still be validated 
+server-side.
