(function($){$.fn.maxlength=function(settings){if(typeof settings=='string'){settings={feedback:settings};}settings=$.extend({},$.fn.maxlength.defaults,settings);function length(el){var parts=el.value;if(settings.words)parts=el.value.length?parts.split(/\s+/):{length:0};return parts.length;}return this.each(function(){var field=this,$field=$(field),$form=$(field.form),limit = settings.useInput ? $form.find('input[name='+$field.attr('name')+'_]').val() : $field.attr('maxlength'),$charsLeft=$form.find(settings.feedback);function limitCheck(event){var len=length(this),exceeded=len>=limit,code=event.keyCode;if(!exceeded)return;switch(code){case 8:case 9:case 17:case 36:case 35:case 37:case 38:case 39:case 40:case 46:case 65:return;default:return settings.words&&code!=32&&code!=13&&len==limit;}}var updateCount=function(){var len=length(field),diff=limit-len;$charsLeft.html(diff||"0");if(settings.hardLimit&&diff<0){field.value=settings.words?field.value.split(/(\s+)/,(limit*2)-1).join(''):field.value.substr(0,limit);updateCount();}};$field.keyup(updateCount).change(updateCount);if(settings.hardLimit){$field.keydown(limitCheck);}updateCount();});};$.fn.maxlength.defaults={useInput:false,hardLimit:true,feedback:'.charsLeft',words:false};})(jQuery);