maxLength - How to limit the number of char in a textarea field with Jquery

maxLength Jquery

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maxLength is a Jquery function that allows you to limit the number of char in a textarea field.

maxLength has two parameters:

• limit : To specify the maximum number of characters.
• options(opcional) : Modifies the following two options:
  • showNumber : Element. To indicate the element that displays the counter.
  • revert : true | false. Default true. The order will counter, high to low (true) or low to high (false).

LIMIT:

Jquery code: $(function(){ $("#textarea").maxLength(50, { showNumber: "#limit", revert: true }); }); HTML code: <div>LIMIT: <span id="limit"></span></div> <textarea id="textarea" cols="30" rows="15"></textarea>