# Limiting text tinput

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 23, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929 "2007-05-23T23:21:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929/1 "2007-05-23T23:21:30Z")

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I want to limit blog entry to 500 words.

How do I do and handle it.

Thank you.

PS: new bee.

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929/2 "2007-05-23T23:33:26Z")

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On May 23, 2007, at 5:21 PM, Ravindraraj M. wrote:

> I want to limit blog entry to 500 words.
> 
> How do I do and handle it.

Take a look at:

[http://rails.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/](http://rails.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Validations/)  
ClassMethods.html#M000942

James.

–  
James S.  
Blog: [http://jystewart.net/process/](http://jystewart.net/process/)

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929/3 "2007-05-23T23:34:26Z")

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i would use validates\_length\_of

and suggest you get a copy of Agile Web D. w/ Rails.  
it will probably help you quite a bit.

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**Author:** ![raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/90db22/32.png) [@raj\_ma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raj_ma)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2007, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-text-tinput/104929/4 "2007-05-24T00:27:39Z")

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Thank you.

I am completely new and getting familiar with all the things available.  
I am reading that book also.