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<title>jquery限制输入字数,并提示剩余字数</title>
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function words_deal()
{
var curLength=$("#TextArea1").val().length;
if(curLength>5)
{
var num=$("#TextArea1").val().substr(0,5);
$("#TextArea1").val(num);
alert("超过字数限制，多出的字将被截断！" );
}
else
{
$("#textCount").text(5-$("#TextArea1").val().length);
}
}
</script>
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剩余<span id="textCount">5</span>个字<br />
<textarea name="textarea" id="TextArea1" cols="45" rows="5" onkeyup="words_deal();" ></textarea>
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原文：http://www.cnblogs.com/xfdmb/p/5974243.html