Flash / Flex / ActionScript/TextField/Length

Setting a Field"s Maximum Length

   <source lang="java">

package {

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 public class Main extends Sprite {
   public function Main(  ) {
     var field:TextField = new TextField(  );
     field.type = flash.text.TextFieldType.INPUT;
     field.border = true;
     field.background = true; 
     field.maxChars = 6;  // maximum of 6 characters can be input
     addChild(field);
   }
 }

}

       </source>