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Hi,
I`m writing a mod for a forum but I`m getting an error with a piece of Javascript which checks the length of text typed into a text area.
The error only happens in IE and not firefox/mozilla
This is the JS
Anyone see a problem with it?
I`m writing a mod for a forum but I`m getting an error with a piece of Javascript which checks the length of text typed into a text area.
The error only happens in IE and not firefox/mozilla
This is the JS
<script type="text/javascript">
function check_length( l_max , textBox )
{
item = eval( "document.theForm." + textBox );
if( !item )
{
return false;
}
if( l_max < item.value.length )
{
alert( "{ipb.lang['l_over']}" + l_max + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
}
if( l_max == item.value.length )
{
alert( "{ipb.lang['l_equal']}" + l_max + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
}
if( l_max > item.value.length )
{
alert( "{ipb.lang['max_is']}" + l_max + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}. {ipb.lang['youve_used']}" + item.value.length + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
}
}
</script>Anyone see a problem with it?
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Garland, Texas
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Newbie Poster
In case you haven't gotten a reply to your question, try using innerText instead of value when you are trying to get the length of a textarea. It works for me.
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Dallas, TX [USA]
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1000s of Free Javascripts
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function checkLength(_str,_len)
{
var _slen=_str.toString().length;
if(!_slen || _len=="")
return false;
else if(_len<_slen)
alert( "{ipb.lang['l_over']}" + _len + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
else if(_len==_slen)
alert( "{ipb.lang['l_equal']}" + _len + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
else
alert( "{ipb.lang['max_is']}" + _len + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}. {ipb.lang['youve_used']}" + _slen + " {ipb.lang['l_characters']}." );
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name=f1>
String:<input type=text name=t1 value="abcdefghi"><BR>
Length:<input type=text name=t2 value="3"><BR>
<input type=button onclick="checkLength(this.form.t1.value,this.form.t2.value)" value="Check length">
</form>
</body>
</html> |
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