Q1662 Is there a way to restrict number of characters within a textarea?

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Q1662 Is there a way to restrict number of characters within a textarea?

Try:

<form>
<textarea onKeyUp="if (this.value.length > 100) { alert('100 chars max'); this.value = this.value.substring(0,99); }">
</textarea>
</form>

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• October 13, 2002 at 13:30:59: paul