JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Sachin Kurkute
HTML
<textarea id="txtBox"></textarea>
<input type="text" id="counterBox"/>
<script>
var txtBoxRef = document.querySelector("#txtBox");
var counterRef = document.querySelector("#counterBox");
txtBoxRef.addEventListener("keydown",function(){
var remLength = 0;
remLength = 160 - parseInt(txtBoxRef.value.length);
if(remLength < 0)
{
txtBoxRef.value = txtBoxRef.value.substring(0, 160);
return false;
}
counterRef.value = remLength + " characters remaining...";
},true);
</script>
<textarea id="txtBox1"></textarea>
<input type="text" id="counterBox1"/>
<script>
var txtBoxRef1 = document.querySelector("#txtBox1");
var counterRef1 = document.querySelector("#counterBox1");
txtBoxRef1.addEventListener("keydown",function(){
var remLength = 0;
remLength = 160 - parseInt(txtBoxRef1.value.length);
if(remLength < 0)
{
txtBoxRef1.value = txtBoxRef1.value.substring(0, 160);
return false;
}
counterRef1.value = remLength + " characters remaining...";
},true);
</script>