Hey all. I'm using the following javascript to count the characters in several text areas and it works fine when you start typing. I need it to show the characters in the text area once the page has loaded then to continue counting when a user adds to the text. I'm guessing I need something other than keyup to check the characters once the page has loaded? Thanks

 

$(document).ready(function() { 
	$('.countThisA').keyup(function() {
		var cs = $(this).val().length;
		$('#countA').val(cs);
	});


	$('.countThisB').keyup(function() {
		var cs = $(this).val().length;
		$('#countB').val(cs);
	});
});

 

This should work, and it's a bit more expandable. Add as many fields as you need without needing more Javascript.

 

http://jsfiddle.net/bkXw3/

Works perfectly, thank you