// Created by Anis uddin Ahmad:
// http://www.ajaxray.com/blog/2007/11/09/interactive-character-limit-for-textarea-using-jquery/
// PURPOSE: Provide a simple display to show how many characters are left in a TextBox using Javascript.
function limitChars(textid, limit, infodiv)
{
    var text = $('#'+textid).val(); 
    var textlength = text.length;
    if(textlength > limit)
    {
        $('#' + infodiv).html('You have reached the '+limit+' character limit.');
        $('#'+textid).val(text.substr(0,limit));
        return false;
    }
    else
    {
        $('#' + infodiv).html('You have '+ (limit - textlength) +' characters left.');
        return true;
    }
}