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How to add a text cap/limit to a text import?
I've been looking everywhere on scripting helpers and I only found one answered question that was made 2 or more years ago and the script includes:
1 | local Text = script.Parent |
2 | Text.Changed:connect(function() |
3 | Text.Text = Text.Text:sub(1,50); |
4 | end); |
I edited it to make the cap 6 by changing the 50 to 6 however it doesn't work and it just allows the user to keep applying text. I was wondering if this script is too old and not working or if it's not supposed to be used in the context I want it or in the wrong script. (At the moment I'm using the standard script.) If anyone could help me that would be a huge help to the game I'm trying to make. ~ oshawat00
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put a print in the function and test if it prints awesomeipod 607 — 6y
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it doesnt print oshawat00 62 — 6y
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This is a really great question, I’d like to know too Ziffixture 6913 — 6y
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This code is in a local script right? hellmatic 1523 — 6y
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Since the Changed event method didn't work, we would have to detect when the client presses a key on the keyboard. We could do this using InputBegan, an event from UserInputService:
01 | local UIS = game:GetService("UserInputService") |
02 |
03 | local TextButton = script.Parent |
04 |
05 | local MaxCharacters = 50 |
06 | local InputBeganConnection = nil |
07 |
08 | local function DisconnectInputBeganEvent() |
09 | -- since events can be connected, you can cancel it by disconnecting |
10 | -- it is important in this case since we reconnect the event when the TextButton gains focus. |
11 | -- it'll stop events from stacking and allows us to cancel them when they're unneeded |
12 | if InputBeganConnection then |
13 | InputBeganConnection:Disconnect() |
14 | InputBeganConnection = nil |
15 | end |
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