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Snippet Name: Maximum Length and Number of Lines

Description: Easily specify the maximum length and number of lines a textarea box can have.
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Last Modified: 2014-05-25 10:56:53

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<!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> <title>Maximum Length and Number of Lines</title> <style> BODY {font-family:verdana,arial,ms sans serif; font-size:90%; background-color:#ffffff; color:#000000;} #content {margin:0px 15px 0px 15px; padding:15px 15px 15px 15px; text-shadow:0px 1px 1px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);} </style> <script> <!-- // Begin Maximum Length and Number of Lines // == This Script Free To Use Providing This Notice Remains == // // == This Script Has Been Found In The http://www.SnapBuilder.com Free Public Codes Library == // // == NOTICE: Though This Material May Have Been In A Public Depository, Certain Author Copyright Restrictions May Apply == // function checkRows(oField, oKeyEvent) { var nKey = (oKeyEvent || /* old IE */ window.event || /* check is not supported! */ { keyCode: 38 }).keyCode, // put here the maximum number of characters per line: nCols = 30, // put here the maximum number of lines: nRows = 5, nSelS = oField.selectionStart, nSelE = oField.selectionEnd, sVal = oField.value, nLen = sVal.length, nBackward = nSelS >= nCols ? nSelS - nCols : 0, nDeltaForw = sVal.substring(nBackward, nSelS).search(new RegExp("\\n(?!.{0," + String(nCols - 2) + "}\\n)")) + 1, nRowStart = nBackward + nDeltaForw, aReturns = (sVal.substring(0, nSelS) + sVal.substring(nSelE, sVal.length)).match(/\n/g), nRowEnd = nSelE + nRowStart + nCols - nSelS, sRow = sVal.substring(nRowStart, nSelS) + sVal.substring(nSelE, nRowEnd > nLen ? nLen : nRowEnd), bKeepCols = nKey === 13 || nLen + 1 < nCols || /\n/.test(sRow) || ((nRowStart === 0 || nDeltaForw > 0 || nKey > 0) && (sRow.length < nCols || (nKey > 0 && (nLen === nRowEnd || sVal.charAt(nRowEnd) === "\n")))); return (nKey !== 13 || (aReturns ? aReturns.length + 1 : 1) < nRows) && ((nKey > 32 && nKey < 41) || bKeepCols); } // --> </script> </head> <body> <div id="content"> <h3>Maximum Length and Number of Lines</h3> <p>The following example shows how to create a textarea with a maximum number of characters per line and a maximum number of lines in a textarea. Go ahead, try it out!</p> <form> <p>Textarea with fixed number of characters per line:<br /> <textarea cols="50" rows="10" name="myInput" onkeypress="return checkRows(this, event);" onpaste="return false;" /></textarea></p> </form> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <p> [ This code example from <a href="http://snapbuilder.com/code_snippets/snippet.php?sid=190">Maximum Length and Number of Lines Code Snippet</a> page. ] </p> </div> </body> </html>


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