how to count number of chars while writing in textarea ?

**Richi** · Nov 19, 2002, 16:13

Hi

i need to count the number of chars while the user is typing in the textarea or input, coz there are limit abd i wanna show him how many char he haa typed, and how many he can type !

is there any way to do this with Js. ?

thx alot !

**Analyser** · Nov 19, 2002, 16:45

Here's a snippet of example code:

Code:

<form name="myform">
<input type="text" name="mytext" size="20" maxlength="15"
onkeyup="this.form.charsleft.value = (this.maxLength - this.value.length)">
<br>
You can type <input type="text" name="charsleft" value="15" size="3"> more chars
</form>