[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #10377: Comment fields should have max lengths

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#10377: Comment fields should have max lengths
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 Reporter:  muriloazevedo     |       Owner:  rachelbaker
     Type:  defect (bug)      |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  4.4
Component:  Comments          |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch commit  |     Focuses:
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Comment (by pento):

 Replying to [comment:13 chriscct7]:
 > I don't know if that's worth the extra db call. Someone could just as
 easily use the filter to modify it if that's the case

 It's not an extra call - the same call will be done later when the data is
 actually being written to the DB.

 I agree with @SergeyBiryukov, `$wpdb->get_col_length()` is a better way of
 making sure it's the right length.

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