[eluser]OlegasD[/eluser]
in the view i use
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function textCounter(field,cntfield,maxlimit) {
if (field.value.length > maxlimit) // if too long...trim it!
field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
// otherwise, update 'characters left' counter
else
cntfield.value = maxlimit - field.value.length;
}
// End -->
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$js_message = 'onKeyDown="textCounter(document.myMessage.message,document.myMessage.remLen1,'.$max_message_chars.')" onKeyUp="textCounter(document.myMessage.message,document.myMessage.remLen1,'.$max_message_chars.')"';
<?php echo form_textarea($message,'', $js_message)?>
It's not about dropdown, but you should get the idea