text area limitation

[idsanjeev]

i want to use fiexd text area with 500 characters is that possible and can use paragraph wise input in text area

[Fisher ma]

[code=javascript]
var txtarea = document.getEle mentsByTagName( "textarea")[0];
var len = txtarea.length;
if(len>500){
textarea.value = textarea.value. subString(0,500 );
}
[/code]

But I don't know what's the "paragraph wise" mean.

[idsanjeev]

hi where is the problem its not work

<script language = "javascript">
var txtarea = document.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0];
var len = txtarea.length;
if(len>500){
    textarea.value = textarea.value.subString(0,500);
}

function brvoice()
{
  window.location = "brvoice.asp"
}
function voice()
{
  window.location = "voice.asp"
}
</script>
<td align='left'><textarea name="textarea" cols="50" rows="10"></textarea></td>

[gits]

hi ...

you should put the code in a function and assign a keypress handler to your textarea that calls the function ...

kind regards

[idsanjeev]

hi how can put code in function and assing key handler.

[idsanjeev]

hi i am try to this but no insertion has been done

<script language = "javascript">
  function counttxt()
  {
     var txtarea = document.getElementsByTagName("textarea")[0];
     var len = txtarea.length;
     if(len>500)
	 {
       textarea.value = textarea.value.subString(0,500);
     }
   }
</script>
<td align='left'><textarea name="counttxt" cols="50" rows="10" onKeyPress="counttxt()"></textarea></td>

[mrhoo]

subString is not a method name- javascript is caSe senSitive.

[gits]

yes :) ... it has to be substring() ...

kind regards