jquery.charCount.js 1.42 KB
(function($) {

	$.fn.charCount = function(options){
	  
		// default configuration properties
		var defaults = {	
			allowed: 140,		
			warning: 25,
			css: 'counter',
			counterElement: 'span',
			cssWarning: 'warning',
			cssExceeded: 'exceeded',
			counterText: '',
			counterExceedText: '',
			counterOkText: '',
			counterSuffix: 'letter'
		}; 
			
		var options = $.extend(defaults, options); 
		
		function calculate(obj){
			var count = $(obj).val().length;
			var available = options.allowed - count;
			if(available <= options.warning && available >= 0){
				$(obj).next().addClass(options.cssWarning);
			} else {
				$(obj).next().removeClass(options.cssWarning);
			}
			if(available < 0){
				$(obj).next().addClass(options.cssExceeded);
				options.counterText = options.counterExceedText;
			} else {
				$(obj).next().removeClass(options.cssExceeded);
				options.counterText = options.counterOkText;
			}
			$(obj).next().html('<span class="csscountertext">' + options.counterText + '</span>' +  Math.abs(available) + '<span class="csscountertext">' +  options.counterSuffix + '</span>');
		};
						
		this.each(function() {  			
			$(this).after('<'+ options.counterElement +' class="' + options.css + '">'+ options.counterText + options.counterSuffix + '</'+ options.counterElement +'>');
			calculate(this);
			$(this).keyup(function(){calculate(this)});
			$(this).change(function(){calculate(this)});
		});
	  
	};

})(jQuery);