Maintenance script: UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)

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UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)

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{{LuaApi|group=TextEditBox}}
Sets the maximum number of characters a TextEditBox accepts.

<pre>
TextEditBoxSetMaxChars(editBoxName, maxChars)
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== Arguments ==
;editBoxName : <code>string</code> – Name of a TextEditBox window.
;maxChars : <code>number</code> – The new limit. Fractions are dropped.

== Returns ==
Nothing.

== Details ==
* If the new limit is lower than the old one, the box's current text is taken out, the box is cleared and the text is set again.
* The value is not range-checked.
* The function needs at least two arguments and only reads the last two.

== Errors ==
These are written to the UI log; the call returns normally.
* <code>Error in function call 'TextEditBoxSetMaxChars': Window %s does not exist</code>
* <code>Error in function call 'TextEditBoxSetMaxChars': Window %s is not a TextEditBox</code>

== Example ==
From <code>ea_guildwindow/source/guildwindowtabrecruitprofile.lua</code>:
<pre>
TextEditBoxSetMaxChars( "GWRecruitProfileDescEditBox", 64 )
...
TextEditBoxSetMaxChars( "GWRecruitProfileSummaryEditBox", 500 )
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From <code>easystem_dialogmanager/source/dialogmanager.lua</code>:
<pre>
TextEditBoxSetText( "TextEntryDlg"..dlgIndex.."TextEntry", defaultUserText )
TextEditBoxSetMaxChars( "TextEntryDlg"..dlgIndex.."TextEntry", maxChars )
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== See also ==
* [[API:TextEditBoxGetMaxChars|TextEditBoxGetMaxChars]]
* [[API:TextEditBoxSetText|TextEditBoxSetText]]

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Maintenance script: UI Lua API import (WAR 1.4.8)