Add this script
/* Form field Limiter script- By Dynamic Drive For full source code and more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com This credit MUST stay intact for use */
var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all
function restrictinput(maxlength,e,placeholder){ if (window.event&&event.srcElement.value.length>=maxlength) return false else if (e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)&&e.target.value.length>=maxlength){ var pressedkey=/[a-zA-Z0-9\.\,\/]/ //detect alphanumeric keys if (pressedkey.test(String.fromCharCode(e.which))) e.stopPropagation() } }
function countlimit(maxlength,e,placeholder){ var theform=eval(placeholder) var lengthleft=maxlength-theform.value.length var placeholderobj=document.all? document.all[placeholder] : document.getElementById(placeholder) if (window.event||e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)){ if (lengthleft<0) theform.value=theform.value.substring(0,maxlength) placeholderobj.innerHTML=lengthleft } } function displaylimit(thename, theid, thelimit){ var theform=theid!=""? document.getElementById(theid) : thename var limit_text=’’+thelimit+’ characters remaining on your input limit’ if (document.all||ns6) document.write(limit_text) if (document.all){ eval(theform).onkeypress=function(){ return restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform)} eval(theform).onkeyup=function(){ countlimit(thelimit,event,theform)} } else if (ns6){ document.body.addEventListener(’keypress’, function(event) { restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); document.body.addEventListener(’keyup’, function(event) { countlimit(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); } }
Add the TextArea
Add this to display the remaining chars