/*
Form field Limiter script- By Dynamic Drive
For full source code and more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
This credit MUST stay intact for use
*/

var ns6=document.getElementById&&!document.all

function restrictinput(maxlength,e,placeholder){
if (window.event&&event.srcElement.value.length>=maxlength)
return false
else if (e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)&&e.target.value.length>=maxlength){
var pressedkey=/[a-zA-Z0-9\.\,\/]/ //detect alphanumeric keys
if (pressedkey.test(String.fromCharCode(e.which)))
e.stopPropagation()
}
}

function countlimit(maxlength,e,placeholder){
	var theform=eval(placeholder)
	var lengthleft=maxlength-theform.value.length
	var placeholderobj=document.all? document.all[placeholder] : document.getElementById(placeholder)
	if (window.event||e.target&&e.target==eval(placeholder)){
		if (lengthleft<0)
			theform.value=theform.value.substring(0,maxlength)
		placeholderobj.innerHTML=lengthleft
	}
}

function initializelimit(maxlength,placeholder){
	var theform=eval(placeholder)
	var lengthleft=maxlength-theform.value.length
	var placeholderobj=document.all? document.all[placeholder] : document.getElementById(placeholder)
	if (lengthleft<0)
		theform.value=theform.value.substring(0,maxlength)
	placeholderobj.innerHTML=lengthleft
}


function displaylimit(theform,thelimit){
	var limit_text='<b><span id="'+theform.toString()+'">'+thelimit+'</span></b> characters remaining'
	if (document.all||ns6)
		document.write(limit_text)
	if (document.all){
		eval(theform).onkeypress=function(){ return restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform)}
		eval(theform).onkeyup=function(){ countlimit(thelimit,event,theform)}
	}
	else if (ns6){
		document.body.addEventListener('keypress', function(event) { restrictinput(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); 
		document.body.addEventListener('keyup', function(event) { countlimit(thelimit,event,theform) }, true); 
	}
}