Hi Robert,
I have found this problem in the past with Safari. I coded round it with
the following javascript, using the onkeyup event which is fired after the
key is added to the textarea. This approach should work in all browsers
that support key events.
It also allows the user to edit the textarea contents once the limit has
been reached - it will accept the delete key, and it will allow selected
text to be replaced.
<script language="javascript">
function limitLength(obj,length)
{
if(!obj.prevValue)
{
obj.prevValue=obj.value;
}
else if(obj.prevValue!=obj.value)
{
if(obj.prevValue.length < obj.value.length)
{
if(obj.value.length>length)
{
obj.value=obj.prevValue;
}
}
obj.prevValue=obj.value;
}
}
</script>
<textarea id="MyTextArea" onkeyup="limitLength(this,39);"></textarea>
Regards,
John Jameson
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