How to Limit Number of Characters in Textarea using jQuery
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>jQuery Limit Characters in Textarea</title>
<script type='text/javascript' src='http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js'></script>
<style type='text/css'>
body {
font-family:Calibri;
}
.remaining {
color:blue;
}
textarea {
font-family:Calibri;
}
</style>
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
$(window).load(function(){
$(function () {
var nMaxLength = 150;
$("#txtDesc").keydown(function (event) {
LimitCharacters($(this));
});
$("#txtDesc").keyup(function (event) {
LimitCharacters($(this));
});
function LimitCharacters(txtDesc) {
if (txtDesc.val().length > nMaxLength) {
txtDesc.val(txtDesc.val().substring(0, nMaxLength));
} else {
var nRemaining = nMaxLength - txtDesc.val().length;
$('.remaining').text(nRemaining);
}
}
});
});//]]>
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea name="txtDesc" rows="4" cols="50" id="txtDesc" onDrop="return false;" style="width:70%;"></textarea>
<br/>Remaining: <b><span class="remaining">150</span></b>
</body>
</html>
