---
title: Text Area Word Count
type: plugins
category: Validation
cat: validation
order: 130
meta_title: Text Area Word Count
meta_description: Validates the length of a text area based on its word count
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This plugin validates whether users have exceeded a word count restriction.
As scripted, this plugin sets a restriction of 10 words. You can modify the word count as necessary.
/**
* Validates the word count of the entered text to prevent submission if it exceeds a specified threshold
*/
let dismissed = false;
LSI.on("beforeSaveAnnotation", (store, annotation) => {
const textAreaResult = annotation.results.find(
(r) => r.type === "textarea" && r.from_name.name === "textarea",
);
if (textAreaResult) {
words = textAreaResult.value.text[0];
word_count = words.split(" ").length;
if (word_count > 10) {
Htx.showModal(
`Word count is ${word_count}. Please reduce to 10 or less.`,
);
dismissed = true;
return false; // Block submission
}
}
return true; // Allow submission
});
Related LSI instance methods:
Related frontend events:
<View>
<Header value="Classify the text in less than 10 words"/>
<Text name="text" value="$text"/>
<TextArea name="textarea" toName="text" />
</View>
Related tags:
[
{
"data": {
"text": "Opossums are nocturnal animals that are often seen scavenging for food at night. They have a prehensile tail that helps them climb trees and navigate their environment."
}
},
{
"data": {
"text": "Opossums are known for their ability to play dead when threatened, a behavior known as 'playing possum'. This act can deter predators and give the opossum a chance to escape."
}
},
{
"data": {
"text": "Opossums are marsupials, meaning they carry and nurse their young in a pouch. Baby opossums, called joeys, stay in the pouch for about two months after birth."
}
}
]