Character counts in multiline text field

[Sherry]

Hello,

Can anyone tell me how to put in a character count limit in a custom text field? I was told by XMPie that it is in the min/max Validation section of the customization wizard, but that either doesn't work or I'm doing something wrong. Documentation is no help. I'm in uStore 8.2.

Thanks so much!

[Adrian Mueller]

Hi Sherry...

I just had to do the same thing. I did it with a regular expression under the Validation section in the Customization Wizard.

Here is the expression that I used: 

^[\s\S]{0,400}$

Replace the "400" with however many characters you want the limit to be.

[Sherry Chaudoin]

Thank you so much! I’ll give it a try!

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[Sherry Chaudoin]

That works!

Is there any way to have a character countdown associated with the specific text box? This particular piece has six different text boxes for custom input. If some of the text boxes are within the character limits and some are not, how will the user know which box to edit? 

Thanks again!

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[Sherry Chaudoin]

I can change the error message for each text box to solve the problem, but if anyone knows of a way to show remaining characters, that would be very helpful.

Thanks again.

[Adrian Mueller]

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to figure that out either.

I'm glad I could help.

[Sherry Chaudoin]

Thanks Adrian.

[couch]

If you want a text area on the product customization step which shows the remaining number of characters left, you can use a simple HTML Generic type dial:

Set:

Dial Type: HTML Generic

Callback function: returnValue

Markup:

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody>
  <tr valign="baseline">
    <td>
      <div class="FormLabel" style="width: 190px;">#DIAL_DISPLAY_NAME#: </div>
    </td>
    <td>
      <textarea  id="text" rows="4" columns="90"></textarea>
      <div  id="counter"></div>
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<script  type="text/javascript">
  $(document).ready(function() {

  //change the values below if need to change qty or message:
  var characters= 100;
  $("#counter").append("You have  <strong>"+ characters+"</strong> characters remaining");  

  $("#text").keyup(function() {
    if($(this).val().length > characters){
      $(this).val($(this).val().substr(0, characters));
    }
    var remaining = characters -  $(this).val().length;
    $("#counter").html("You have <strong>"+  remaining+"</strong> characters remaining");
    if(remaining <= 10) {
     $("#counter").css("color","red");
     } else {
       $("#counter").css("color","black");
     }
    returnValue($("#text").val());
    });
  });
</script>

[Adrian Mueller]

Thanks, Couch! You have made one of my customers very happy!

[Sherry Chaudoin]

I’m getting a very strange result.

I have six separate text blocks that each need their own counter. The instructions below work beautifully (thank you couch!!), but the product doesn’t behave.

I put the HTML Generic Dial type on all six of the Event Description text blocks in the customization wizard setup, but below is how it appears in the order screen. It puts the counter ONLY at the first event. To show that I did program all six event ADORs, I’ve attached a screen shot of event number three to show the coding. Any thoughts on what could cause this?

The other thing is that the data that I input in that custom text field (event description one) doesn’t display on the template in the same space that it actually IS on the template. It shoves it to the bottom of the page. Screen shot attached for that, too.

PROGRAMMING:

TEMPLATE PROOF

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[Sylvain]

because you copy/pasted the whole code in each one for your fields(I tested and validated that). Couch's code does work, but it needs a bit of polishing to be used in the manner you intend to use it.

BTW, thank you Couch. I have a piece of code that does the char counts like that but your script is slightly different and I like it!

[couch]

Adrian - Great. Remember you can charge more for "very happy". :)

Sherry - if you are going to use the code on multiple dials on the same page, you need to make some edits. 

1) The div tag which is holding the counter message - <div id="counter"></div> - needs to be unique for each dial on the page, so for the second one, name it <div id="counter2"></div>

2) In the code area for each dial, you will need to modify each $("#counter") - to be the relevant number for the div in that dial - eg $("#counter2") if you named it <div id="counter2"></div>

[Sherry Chaudoin]

Great! Thank you!

I’m not a coder (stating the obvious!), so thank you for the detail.

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[couch]

Oh, i just noticed that there is also a second field that needs renaming to use on multiple dials - it is the <textarea id="text" ...   and the  $("#text")

[Sherry]

If you don't mind, I'd like to beg for a bit more help. I went on vacation before resolving this. Silly me.

Below is my code that I thought followed your direction, but the counter doesn't actually work now. Am I missing a step or did I botch the code?

Here are my questions:

Does the div id need to just be counter 1, counter 2, counter 3, etc? I think that is what you are saying, but I'm not certain. I changed all instances (see red highlights) per your instruction #2. Is that right?

For the text area id, does that need to be the  name of the plan file dial name? In my case EventDescription01, EventDescription02, EventDescription03, etc. (see blue highlights).

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody>

  <tr valign="baseline">

    <td>

      <div class="FormLabel" style="width: 190px;">#DIAL_DISPLAY_NAME#: </div>

    </td>

    <td>

      <textarea  id="text" rows="4" columns="90"></textarea>

      <div  id="counter1"></div>

    </td>

  </tr>

</tbody>

</table>

<script  type="text/javascript">

  $(document).ready(function() {

  //change the values below if need to change qty or message:

  var characters= 165;

  $("#counter1").append("You have  <strong>"+ characters+"</strong> characters remaining");  

  $("#EventDescription01").keyup(function() {

    if($(this).val().length > characters){

      $(this).val($(this).val().substr(0, characters));

    }

    var remaining = characters -  $(this).val().length;

    $("#counter1").html("You have <strong>"+  remaining+"</strong> characters remaining");

    if(remaining <= 10) {

     $("#counter1").css("color","red");

     } else {

       $("#counter1").css("color","black");

     }

    returnValue($("#EventDescription01").val());

    });

  });

</script>

THANK YOU AGAIN!

[couch]

I think your error is the id of the textarea. It is currently "text" when you are changing the keyup event on "EventDescription01":

[Sherry Chaudoin]

I see that I missed that one!

Thank you SO MUCH for the help! I really appreciate the support from this group!

I’ve successfully coded all six text areas with counters. It’s a happy day!

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