[Javascript] Maxlength on textarea in XHTML

[Mike Dougherty]

what error are you getting?

x[i].onkeypress = checkLength(x);
function checkLength()

it looks like you are passing X to a function that does not accept parameters...

On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 09:14:49 -0700
  Charles Stuart <about-css at enure.net> wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I need to set a maxlength on all of the textarea's on a site. I am using XHTML 1.0 transitional. 
>I've tried without success to implement Peter-Paul Koch's code located here:
>http://www.alistapart.com/authors/peterpaulkoch/
>
>My needs are simpler than what is presented on A List Apart. The maxlength will always be the 
>same value. And, don't mind having
>	onkeypress="checkLength()"
>in the XHTML.
>
>So far I have this:
>
>var x = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
>for (var i=0;i<x.length;i++)
>{
>	x[i].onkeypress = checkLength(x);
>}
>
>function checkLength()
>{
>  var howMany = document.getElementsByTagName('textarea');
>  var max = 30;
>
>  if (howMany.length > max)
>   {
>   	window.alert("You can only type 30 characters");
>   }	
>}
>
>
>My second attempt was this:
>
>
>function checkLength()
>{
>	event = window.event;
>	element = event.srcElement;
>	var howMany = document.forms[0].element.length;
>
>	if (howMany.length > 30)
>{
>	window.alert("You can only type 300 characters");
>}
>}
>
>
>
>Thank you for any help. Let me know if I should put an example up.
>
>
>
>best,
>
>Charles
>
>
>
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