Count the characters while entering in TextBox using Javascript

It explains about the Count the characters while entering in TextBox using Javascript.

Count the characters while entering in TextBox using Javascript

 

It explains about the Count the characters while entering in TextBox using Javascript.

 

Design:

<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">
     <tr>
          <td>
               <asp:TextBox ID="txtComments" BackColor="Gray" ForeColor="White" runat="server" TextMode="MultiLine" onkeyup="return CountCharacters();" Width="400px" Height="75px"></asp:TextBox>
          </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
          <td style="padding-top:10px;">
               Characters remaining: <asp:TextBox ID="txtRemain" BackColor="Gray" ForeColor="White" runat="server" Text="200" Width="45px"></asp:TextBox>
          </td>
     </tr>
</table>

JavaScript:

<script type="text/javascript">
function CountCharacters()
{
     var maxSize = 200;

     if (document.getElementById('<%= txtComments.ClientID %>'))
     {
          var ctrl = document.getElementById('<%= txtComments.ClientID %>');
          var len = document.getElementById('<%= txtComments.ClientID %>').value.length;
          if (len <= maxSize) {
               var diff = parseInt(maxSize) - parseInt(len);

               if (document.getElementById('<%= txtRemain.ClientID %>'))
               {
                    document.getElementById('<%= txtRemain.ClientID %>').value = diff;
               }
          }
          else
          {
               ctrl.value = ctrl.value.substring(0, maxSize);
          }
     }

     return false;
}
</script>

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