Limit asp:textarea to 100 chars on client side?

[M K]

Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client side? The
db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.

[Kevin Spencer]

Use validation.

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"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client side? The db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.

[M K]

I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like javascript.
But so I can still programatically read the control.

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

Use validation.

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Kevin Spencer
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Microsoft MVP
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nor a lender be.

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client side?

The

db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.

[clintonG]

maxlength="100"

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"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like javascript. But so I can still programatically read the control.

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

Use validation.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client

side? The

db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.

[M K]

A multy line textarea does not use the maxlength attribute.

Custom validators require a postback, and a recompile of the codebehind,
which I can't do right now.

"clintonG" wrote:

maxlength="100"

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<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
NET cs*********@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like

javascript.

But so I can still programatically read the control.

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

Use validation.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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> Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client side? The
> db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.

[vinay]

txtRemarks.Attributes.Add("onkeypress","return remarksLength()");

function remarksLength()
{
if (document.all('txtRemarks').value.length >= 100)
{
//alert('Remarks cant be more than 120 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}

"M K" wrote:

A multy line textarea does not use the maxlength attribute.

Custom validators require a postback, and a recompile of the codebehind,
which I can't do right now.

"clintonG" wrote:

maxlength="100"

--
<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
NET cs*********@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
news:19**********************************@microsof t.com...

I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like

javascript.

But so I can still programatically read the control.

"Kevin Spencer" wrote:

> Use validation.
>
> --
> HTH,
> Kevin Spencer
> ..Net Developer
> Microsoft MVP
> Neither a follower
> nor a lender be.
>
> "M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
> news:C8**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client

side?

> The
> > db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.
>
>
>

[M K]

So it seems I have to put that in the codebehind, at least the Attributes.Add
line.

"vinay" wrote:

txtRemarks.Attributes.Add("onkeypress","return remarksLength()");

function remarksLength()
{
if (document.all('txtRemarks').value.length >= 100)
{
//alert('Remarks cant be more than 120 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}

"M K" wrote:

A multy line textarea does not use the maxlength attribute.

Custom validators require a postback, and a recompile of the codebehind,
which I can't do right now.

"clintonG" wrote:

maxlength="100"

--
<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
NET cs*********@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
news:19**********************************@microsof t.com...
> I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like
javascript.
> But so I can still programatically read the control.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>
> > Use validation.
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> > Kevin Spencer
> > ..Net Developer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Neither a follower
> > nor a lender be.
> >
> > "M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
> > news:C8**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client
side?
> > The
> > > db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.
> >
> >
> >

[Jeff Dillon]

No, you could easily use clientside validation.

Jeff
"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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So it seems I have to put that in the codebehind, at least the Attributes.Add line.

"vinay" wrote:

txtRemarks.Attributes.Add("onkeypress","return remarksLength()");

function remarksLength()
{
if (document.all('txtRemarks').value.length >= 100)
{
//alert('Remarks cant be more than 120 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}

"M K" wrote:

A multy line textarea does not use the maxlength attribute.

Custom validators require a postback, and a recompile of the codebehind, which I can't do right now.

"clintonG" wrote:

> maxlength="100"
>
> --
> <%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
> Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development > NET cs*********@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
> URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/
>
>
>
> "M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
> news:19**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like
> javascript.
> > But so I can still programatically read the control.
> >
> > "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
> >
> > > Use validation.
> > >
> > > --
> > > HTH,
> > > Kevin Spencer
> > > ..Net Developer
> > > Microsoft MVP
> > > Neither a follower
> > > nor a lender be.
> > >
> > > "M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
> > > news:C8**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > > Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client > side?
> > > The
> > > > db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>

[M K]

I simply made this form into it's own project so that I could compile it
separately. Then I did the Attributes.Add and the javascript. (I knew the
javascript, but was hoping to avoid having to do something that would involve
a compile.)

"vinay" wrote:

txtRemarks.Attributes.Add("onkeypress","return remarksLength()");

function remarksLength()
{
if (document.all('txtRemarks').value.length >= 100)
{
//alert('Remarks cant be more than 120 characters');
return false;
}
return true;
}

"M K" wrote:

A multy line textarea does not use the maxlength attribute.

Custom validators require a postback, and a recompile of the codebehind,
which I can't do right now.

"clintonG" wrote:

maxlength="100"

--
<%= Clinton Gallagher, "Twice the Results -- Half the Cost"
Architectural & e-Business Consulting -- Software Development
NET cs*********@REMOVETHISTEXTmetromilwaukee.com
URL http://www.metromilwaukee.com/clintongallagher/

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
news:19**********************************@microsof t.com...
> I mean, I want them to stop at 100 before they hit submit. Like
javascript.
> But so I can still programatically read the control.
>
> "Kevin Spencer" wrote:
>
> > Use validation.
> >
> > --
> > HTH,
> > Kevin Spencer
> > ..Net Developer
> > Microsoft MVP
> > Neither a follower
> > nor a lender be.
> >
> > "M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
> > news:C8**********************************@microsof t.com...
> > > Is there a way to limit an asp:textarea to 100 chars on the client
side?
> > The
> > > db only accepts 100 and chops the rest off.
> >
> >
> >

[M K]

I've always used custom validators, never could seem to get the standard ones
to work, or if I used standard (out of the box) validators with custom ones,
the standards would fire client-side but the custom wouldn't until postback.
So if the user had 2 issues, they would hit 'Continue' see the msg for the
first (client-side) validator, fix it, hit 'Continue' again, THEN see the msg
for the custom validator.

So, when you say I could easily use clientside validation, when I already
have compiled code behind that I can't change, and I don't see how a standard
validator could validate a textarea length, I am genuinly curious.

Can you post your response here?

"Jeff Dillon" wrote:

No, you could easily use clientside validation.

Jeff

[Kevin Spencer]

if (document.getElementById("YourTextArea").value.len gth > 100)
alert("Whatever you want to say");
return (false);

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Neither a follower
nor a lender be.

"M K" <ma**@nospamcenturycolor.com> wrote in message
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I've always used custom validators, never could seem to get the standard ones to work, or if I used standard (out of the box) validators with custom ones, the standards would fire client-side but the custom wouldn't until postback. So if the user had 2 issues, they would hit 'Continue' see the msg for the
first (client-side) validator, fix it, hit 'Continue' again, THEN see the msg for the custom validator.

So, when you say I could easily use clientside validation, when I already
have compiled code behind that I can't change, and I don't see how a standard validator could validate a textarea length, I am genuinly curious.

Can you post your response here?

"Jeff Dillon" wrote:

No, you could easily use clientside validation.

Jeff