[Javascript] Maximun length of an id

[Mike Dougherty]

On 9/7/07, Terry Riegel <riegel at clearimageonline.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am working on a text editing mechanism for my web sites. I am
> looking at something like
>
> <div class="editable" id="someidsotheserverknowswhattoupdate">
>   My editable text will be here
> </div>
>
> I plan on encrypting the ID so that it couldn't be meddled with and
> save to some other area of the site. I have several ideas for how
> this will work, and am open to any suggestions on that aspect
> (encryptng the id that is).

I don't understand why you would want to "encrypt" the id.  Any limit
is probably going to be browser dependant.  Can you provide more
information just to satisfy my curiosity?