character count

[Deepak the Cool]

i want count the number of character in textbox in asp.net.i.e. user enter only 30 character in textbox. and when user enter Character in text box the number of character left in textbox shown in lable i.e. if he/she enter 20 character the lable show character left 10 in lable. so how can i do this. if you suggest javascript then plese provide complete code because i know very litter about javascript & how to implement in asp.net. anuj :-O

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[Jim Conigliaro]

Javascript is the way to go: Characters Remaining: 30 function countCharacters(source, outputId, maximum) { outputElement = document.getElementById(outputId); if(outputElement) { var length = source.value.length; outputElement.innerText= maximum - length; } }

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