[jQuery] Re: .length value different in IE vs FF

It is because of line endings.
I think it might be that one of them counts \r\n as 1 character and
the other as 2 characters.
To test this, just remove all your newlines and see if the problem
still occurs.

On 30 mei, 08:27, Bob O <sngndn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a pretty simple character counter to count the number of
> character typed by a user..
>
>     broadcastSubmit = $('#broadcastSubmitButton');
>     broadCastMessageDiv = $('#broadcastMessage');
>     availableChars = 140;
>     charCount = $('.char_count');
>     boilerPlateKeyword = $('#boiler_plate_keyword');
>     boilerPlateKeyword.text(keyword.toUpperCase());
>
>     broadCastMessageDiv.bind('keyup', function() {
>       broadCastDiv = $(this).val();
>       previewContentWindowTextLength = broadCastDiv.length;
>       boilerPlateText = $('#boiler_plate').val();
>       boilerPlateTextLength = boilerPlateText.length;
>       charCount.text(availableChars - (boilerPlateTextLength +
> previewContentWindowTextLength) - 0);
>     });
>
> This basically has a div with some preset text. (reply stop keyword to
> cancel.)
> and then a textarea that a user types an SMS message into. it combines
> the user input with the preset text and subtracts it from the total
> character limit (140)
>
> my problem is IE is correct in the count, but FF and Safari are equal,
> but wrong. they are showing more characters than there should be.
>
> e.g.  after typing in a message IE might be 28 available chars and
> Safari and FF would be 20
>
> Why would those browsers add more to the count? any ideas.