I have a multiline textbox which can contain only 500 characters. Now i want to show the user the number of characters left as they are typing into the textbox as is the case when we use twitter.
Kindly help
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Take a look at this JQuery script: http://pure-essence.net/stuff/webTips/dodosTextCounter/index.html
meep
2010-04-06 12:15:27
i am not familiar with JQuery so do i have to add something to my project to run the JQuery script. Does all browsers support it ?
HotTester
2010-04-06 12:27:15
The vast majority of browsers in use are supported by it. You need to include the JQuery script from your page.http://jquery.com/
Turnkey
2010-04-06 12:46:37
The example given uses the html controls. How to do it with asp.net controls ?
HotTester
2010-04-06 13:13:47
It's 2010, avoid custom javascript like the plague. Base your scripts on a framework that is proven like JQuery.
Chris Marisic
2010-04-06 15:22:12
A:
You'll have to write some js code.
here is simple snipptet:
<html><form name="form1"><input type="text" name="textArea" size="400" onkeyup="document.form1.count_display.value=document.form1.textArea.value.length;"><br/><input type="text" name="count_display"></form></body></html>
you can change the calculation to show the characters left, or the already typed count, as you need
Tamir
2010-04-06 12:27:03