diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b656f0851..affc88c5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ local/*
 include/tfpdf/font/unifont/*
 html/ads.html
 doc/code/*
+nbproject/private/
+
diff --git a/include/lib/itext.class.php b/include/lib/itext.class.php
index 647c7392b..783ae93f2 100644
--- a/include/lib/itext.class.php
+++ b/include/lib/itext.class.php
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
     var $title;
     var $autofocus;
     var $css_size;
-
+    var $pattern; /*!< $pattern HTML pattern */
+    var $maxlength; /*!< HTML maxlength */
     function __construct($name='',$value='',$p_id="")
     {
         parent::__construct($name,$value,$p_id);
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
         $this->autofocus=false;
         $this->require=false;
         $this->css_size="";
+        $this->pattern="";
+        $this->maxlength="";
     }
     /*!
     \brief show the html  input of the widget
@@ -62,11 +65,24 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
         $t= 'title="'.$this->title.'" ';
         $autofocus=($this->autofocus)?" autofocus ":"";
         $require=($this->require)?"required":"";
+        
+         // var $pattern regex to match the INPUT TEXT
+        $pattern="";
+        if ($this->pattern != "") {
+            $pattern= sprintf( 'pattern="%s"',$this->pattern);
+        }
+        
+        // var maxlength HTML attribute 
+        $maxlength = "";
+        if ($this->maxlength !="" ) {
+            $maxlength=sprintf(' maxlength="%s" ',$this->maxlength);
+        }
+        
         if ( ! isset ($this->css_size) || empty ($this->css_size))
         {
             
             $r=  sprintf('<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" %s id="%s" name="%s" value="%s" placeholder="%s" title="%s"
-                     Size="%s"  %s %s  %s %s %s>
+                      style="width:%s;"  %s %s  %s %s %s %s %s>
                     ',$this->style,
                     $this->id,
                     $this->name,
@@ -78,7 +94,9 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
                     $this->extra,
                     $autofocus,
                     $require,
-                $strAttribute
+                    $strAttribute,
+                    $pattern,
+                    $maxlength
                     );
         } else {
             $r=  sprintf('<INPUT TYPE="TEXT" %s id="%s" name="%s" value="%s" placeholder="%s" title="%s"
@@ -94,7 +112,9 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
                     $this->extra,
                     $autofocus,
                     $require,
-                    $strAttribute
+                    $strAttribute,
+                    $pattern,
+                    $maxlength
                     );
         }
 
@@ -110,7 +130,8 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
         $t= ((isset($this->title)))?'title="'.$this->title.'"   ':' ';
 
         $extra=(isset($this->extra))?$this->extra:"";
-
+        $strAttribute=$this->get_node_attribute();
+        
         $readonly=" readonly ";
         $this->value=htmlentities($this->value??"", ENT_COMPAT|ENT_QUOTES, "UTF-8");
         $this->style=' class="input_text_ro" ';
@@ -119,16 +140,18 @@ class IText extends HtmlInput
         $r='<INPUT '.$this->style.' TYPE="TEXT" id="'.
            $this->id.'"'.$t.
            'NAME="'.$this->name.'" VALUE="'.$this->value.'"  '.
-           'SIZE="'.$this->size.'" '.$this->javascript." $readonly $this->extra >";
+           'SIZE="'.$this->size.'" '.$this->javascript." $readonly $this->extra  $strAttribute>";
         } else {
                $r='<INPUT '.$this->style.' TYPE="TEXT" id="'.
            $this->id.'"'.$t.
            'NAME="'.$this->name.'" VALUE="'.$this->value.'"  '.
-           ' style="width:'.$this->css_size.'" '.$this->javascript." $readonly  $this->extra >";
+          ' style="width:'.$this->css_size.'" '.$this->javascript." $readonly  $this->extra $strAttribute>";
         }
 
         /* add tag for column if inside a table */
-        if ( $this->table == 1 )		  $r='<td>'.$r.'</td>';
+        if ($this->table == 1) {
+            $r = '<td>' . $r . '</td>';
+        }
 
         return $r;
 
diff --git a/scenario/LIB/HtmlInput.test.php b/scenario/LIB/HtmlInput.test.php
index bda146273..760d2dd14 100644
--- a/scenario/LIB/HtmlInput.test.php
+++ b/scenario/LIB/HtmlInput.test.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ $http=new HttpInput();
         
             
     <?php
-    for ($i = 0 ; $i < 10 ; $i ++) :
+    for ($i = 0 ; $i < 10 ; $i++ ) :
         echo '<li>';
             $check[$i]=new InputCheckBox("check[]",1,"checkid".$i);
             $check[$i]->classrange="improvechkbox";
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@ $http=new HttpInput();
         console.debug("afile");
         console.debug(aFile);
         var info=document.getElementById("file-info");
-        for (var i = 0;i < aFile.length;i++) {
+        for (var i = 0;i < aFile.length;i) {
         if ( aFile[i].getAttribute("type")==="file" ) {
             
-                console.debug("file"+aFile[i].files[0].size);
-                info.innerHTML+="file : "+aFile[i].files[0].name+":"+aFile[i].files[0].size+" bytes <br>";
+                console.debug("file"aFile[i].files[0].size);
+                info.innerHTML="file : "aFile[i].files[0].name":"aFile[i].files[0].size" bytes <br>";
                 
         }
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ $http=new HttpInput();
     document.getElementById("file_to_upload").addEventListener("change",function() {
 
         if ( this.files[0] ) {
-            console.debug("file"+this.files[0].size);
+            console.debug("file"this.files[0].size);
         }
     });
 </script>
@@ -159,5 +159,91 @@ $http=new HttpInput();
 ?>
     
 <div id="debug_box"></div>
+<h2>itext </h2>
+<h3>HTML Attribute</h3>
+<pre>
+    $itext=new IText("itext_name");
+    $itext->set_attribute("key1",1);
+    $itext->set_attribute("data1","-data-");
+    $itext->set_attribute("logx","data:logx");
+    echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+</pre>
+<?php
+    $itext=new IText("itext_name");
+   $itext->style=' class="input_text" ';
+    $itext->set_attribute("key1",1);
+    $itext->set_attribute("data1","-data-");
+    $itext->set_attribute("logx","data:logx");
+    echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+?>
+<pre>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->input());?>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->display());?>
+</pre>
+<h3>Maxlenght = 15</h3>
+<?php
+    $itext->maxlength=15;
+    $itext->style=' class="input_text" ';
+    echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+    ?>
+<pre>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->input());?>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->display());?>
+</pre>
+<h3>placeholder</h3>
+<?php
+     $itext->style=' class="input_text" ';
+    $itext->placeholder="Donnez une information";
+     echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+    ?>
+<pre>
+    $itext->placeholder="Donnez une information";
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->input());?>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->display());?>
+</pre>
+<h3>require</h3>
+<?php
+     $itext->style=' class="input_text" ';
+     $itext->require=true;
+     echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+    ?>
+<pre>
+ $itext->require=true;
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->input());?>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->display());?>
+</pre>
 
+<h3>pattern : uniquement des chiffres</h3>
+<form onsubmit="return false;">
+    
+<?php
+    $itext->style=' class="input_text" ';
+    $itext->pattern="[0-9]";
+    $itext->maxlength="4";
+    $itext->placeholder="9999";
+    $itext->title="code";
+     echo $itext->input();
+     echo $itext->display();
+     echo HtmlInput::submit("valider","valider");
+     ?>
+<pre>
+    $itext->pattern="[0-9]";
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->input());?>
+    <?= htmlspecialchars($itext->display());?>
+</pre>
+</form>
+<h2> IDATE</h2>
+<?php
+    $date=new IDate('date_1',date("d.m.Y"));
+    echo $date->input();
+    echo htmlspecialchars($date->input());
+    $date->id= uniqid();
+    $date->javascript=sprintf('onchange = "console.debug(\'change date\');%s"',"format_date(this);");
+    echo $date->input();
+    ?>
     
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