diff --git a/form.php b/form.php
index c2273e2..acafb0d 100644
--- a/form.php
+++ b/form.php
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class form
                       page
       - [mandatory] : boolean to add a red star at end of label
       - [hidden]    : hide the field (add a style='display:hidden' to the field)
+      - [maxlength] : the maximum length of the content of the field in chars
       - [rows]      : Number of rows
       - [cols]      : Number of columns
       - [placeholder] : The text to be displayed in the placeholder
@@ -355,7 +356,8 @@ class formfield
   /** Return the checkbox defined */
   public function fieldcheckbox ()
   {
-    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
+    // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder,
+    //    $this->maxlength
     $res = "";
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
     if (isset ($this->errors))
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@ class formfield
   {
     $res = "";
     // No $this->label, $this->multiple, $this->readonly, $this->hidden,
-    // $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
+    // $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder $this->maxlength
     $res .= "<input type='hidden'";
     $res .= " name='$this->formName"."[";
     $res .= htmlspecialchars ($this->name, ENT_QUOTES)."]'";
@@ -518,6 +520,8 @@ class formfield
       $res .= " style='display:none'";
     if (isset ($this->cols))
       $res .= " size='".$this->cols."'";
+    if (isset ($this->maxlength))
+      $res .= " maxlength='".$this->maxlength."'";
     if (isset ($this->errors) || isset ($this->help))
     {
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";
@@ -546,6 +550,7 @@ class formfield
   {
     $res = "";
     // No $this->multiple, $this->rows $this->cols $this->placeholder
+    // $this->maxlength
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
     if (isset ($this->errors))
       $res .= " has-".$this->errors[0];
@@ -618,7 +623,7 @@ class formfield
   /** Return the checkbox defined */
   public function fieldselect ()
   {
-    // No $this->placeholder
+    // No $this->placeholder $this->maxlength
     $res = "";
     // $values->$this, $this->cols
     $res .= "<div class='form-group";
@@ -728,7 +733,7 @@ class formfield
   {
     $res = "";
     // No $this->label, $this->multiple, $this->error, $this->rows,
-    // $this->cols $this->placeholder
+    // $this->cols $this->placeholder $this->maxlength
     $res .= "<div class='form-group'>\n";
     $res .= "    <div class='col-sm-".($this->titlewidth+$this->fieldwidth).
             "'>\n";
@@ -791,6 +796,8 @@ class formfield
     if (!isset ($this->rows))
       $this->rows = 4;
     $res .= " rows='".$this->rows."'";
+    if (isset ($this->maxlength))
+      $res .= " maxlength='".$this->maxlength."'";
     if (isset ($this->errors) || isset ($this->help))
     {
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";
@@ -859,6 +866,8 @@ class formfield
       $res .= " style='display:none'";
     if (isset ($this->cols))
       $res .= " size='".$this->cols."'";
+    if (isset ($this->maxlength))
+      $res .= " maxlength='".$this->maxlength."'";
     if (isset ($this->errors) || isset ($this->help))
     {
       $res .= " aria-describedby='".$this->formName."_";