textfield inputs range in interface builder

I have multiple textfields in my nib file. I want to decide the input range in my one textfield to 6-16 digits and I don't want to change any other textfield input. For that I made a method called tflimit as below.

-(IBAction)tflimit:(id)sender
{      
    if([textfields1.text length]>=15 )
    {
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    }   
}

With this method I can input only 16 digits input. How can I decide the range(6-16) of an input in the textfield without changing other codes.

You can filter user input in textField:shouldChangeCharactersInRange:replacementString: method in text field delegate:

- (BOOL)textField:(UITextField *)textField shouldChangeCharactersInRange:(NSRange)range replacementString:(NSString *)string{
    if (textField == textfields1){// Apply logic only to required field
        NSString* newString = [textField.text stringByReplacingCharactersInRange:range withString:string];
        return [newString length] < 16 && [newString length] > 5;
    }
    return YES;
}

Note that to work correctly this method require textfield to be pre-populated with text at least 5 characters long.