How to set character limit about ckeditor-wordcount-plugin

[w8tcha]

you can set the char limit in the config file....

config.wordcount = {

 // Whether or not you want to show the Char Count
showCharCount: true,

// Option to limit the characters in the Editor, for example 200 in this case.
charLimit: 200

};

[wgpenney]

How do we set wordcount limit dynamically per instance at runtime? Is there a property like editor.wordcount.limit?

[glendlockhart]

It seems to me although there was previously a word count limit in configuration it seems to have been commented out.... I think another approach or a bit of a hack maybe required

[advieirabr]

Someone discover how to set limit dynamically per instance at runtime?

I can set just one limit (in config.js or using extraPlugins: 'wordcount' in CKEDITOR.replace)

[w8tcha]

you need to define the confg for each instance...

CKEDITOR.replace('editor1',
			    {
			        extraPlugins: 'ordcount',
			        wordcount: {
			            showCharCount: true,
			            maxCharCount: 400
			        }
			    });

editor1 is the id of the editor instance

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
the length of variable bound to input widget is not matching with character count.
i have set the word count property as
// Whether or not you want to show the Paragraphs Count
showParagraphs: true,

// Whether or not you want to show the Word Count
showWordCount: true,

// Whether or not you want to show the Char Count
showCharCount: true,

// Whether or not you want to count Spaces as Chars
countSpacesAsChars: true,

// Whether or not to include Html chars in the Char Count
countHTML: true,

// Maximum allowed Word Count, -1 is default for unlimited
maxWordCount: -1,

// Maximum allowed Char Count, -1 is default for unlimited
maxCharCount: 500,

following are the issues i am facing.

1. when i enter the first word , it count as 9 character.
2. it count space as random count.

i just want synchronization with input variable and the no. of characters we are typing in input widget. So that the length of variable and character count must be same.

[w8tcha]

In my tests the count is always correct. you enabled countHTML which means it also counts the HTML which is generated by the editor as chars ( which you only see when you switch to the source view)

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
i have changed countHTML to false. actually i have set onChange action to input field. In that function i am checking the condition( Length(CampaignOverViewInput.TypedValue) > 500). So whenever i started entering the content it started giving validation error after 491, sometimes 468 i.e randomly. So what should i do to synchronize the ckeditor count with variable bound with input field.

[w8tcha]

i dont really understand what you are trying to do without seeing any code sorry. if you need to get the char count value of the editor you could use the onChange event and grab the count from the editor

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
i want to save the value in database. what is happening ,when i calculate the length of variable bound to input field , it show different length than the character count shown at the bottom end of the editor. I want to synchronize both count. i had set the properties as follows

// Whether or not you want to show the Paragraphs Count
showParagraphs: false,

// Whether or not you want to show the Word Count
showWordCount: false,

// Whether or not you want to show the Char Count
showCharCount: true,

// Whether or not you want to count Spaces as Chars
countSpacesAsChars: true,

// Whether or not to include Html chars in the Char Count
countHTML: true,

// Maximum allowed Word Count, -1 is default for unlimited
maxWordCount: -1,

// Maximum allowed Char Count, -1 is default for unlimited
maxCharCount: 500,

// Option to limit the characters in the Editor, for example 200 in this case.
charLimit: 500,

[w8tcha]

Sorry but i'm unable to help you. the counter in the editor is correct. And you didnt post any code on how your counter counts.

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
i am attaching you oml file
abcb3.zip

[w8tcha]

Okay and what tool do i need to open the file?

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
Service studio

[w8tcha]

Download link please or do I need buy that?

[lovish0008]

@w8tcha
https://www.outsystems.com/home/downloadsdetail/76/1141/

You have to make the id first on outsystem platform

[w8tcha]

i added the current count to the editor you can get the current count via editorInstance.wordCount.charCount