Little confusion here indeed : jQuery wraps selected elements in a "magic
array" that keep them warm and ready to respond to any jQuery method, so
when you query $(this).length you're asking for jQuery's "magic array"'s
length, which is 1 (1 element inside).
If you want to get the length of the string inside the element, use .val()
to get the element's value :
$(this).val().length
This should do the trick.
Regards.
Michel Belleville
2009/11/24 rjc <r.jerome.cousin...@gmail.com>
>
> Hi, i'm updating a div with the length of a textarea.
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> $().ready(function(){
> $("#formElement_profileTeamProfile").keyup(function() {
>
> var newText = $(this).length;
> $('#countCharTeamProfile').html(newText);
>
> });
> });
> </script>
>
> Every time i enter a char into the textarea, the value stays at 1.
> :confused:
>
> I am very new to any jQuery, i've been searching with no luck for hours!
>
> any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> J.
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