/*
 * 
 * Textarea Maxlength Setter JQuery Plugin 
 * Version 1.0
 * 
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Viral Patel
 * website : http://viralpatel.net/blogs
 * 
 * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 * 
*/

jQuery.fn.maxlength = function(){
	
	$("textarea[maxlength]").keypress(function(event){
		var key = event.which;

		//all keys including return.
		if(key >= 33 || key == 13) {
			var maxLength = $(this).attr("maxlength");
			var length = this.value.length;
			if(length == maxLength) {
				event.preventDefault();
				$("#error_field").html('Maximum length is 120 characters.');
			}
		}
	});

}