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How to add in a live character count of Text Entry field.
Hi, I am trying to create a situation where the learner can see how many characters they have typed since I have set a character limit. Is there any way of doing this without having a button to p...
Hi Matthew, thanks for the swift reply. I have so far only managed to get the character count to work if a button is pressed using this bit of Javascript:
let player = GetPlayer()
let text1 = player.GetVar("TextEntry")
let count1 = text1.length
player.SetVar("CharLength",count1)
I'm a bit new to SL and not familiar with coding, admittedly the method above has flown straight over my head.