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Max word count?

Last post 12-09-2010, 10:20 PM by Kenneth. 4 replies.


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12-06-2010, 7:06 PM 65301

snips
Joined on 12-07-2010
Posts 3

Max word count?

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Is there any way to prevent pasting in or typing in more than a particular maximum number of words in the editor? I am using the editor for classic ASP and can see how to limit characters, but not words. Given that the interface already does a word count, I can't imagine that a maximum word count would be all that hard to do, but I can't see it in the API.

There is only do or not do - there is no try.

Yoda

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12-06-2010, 8:30 PM 65302 in reply to 65301

Kenneth
Joined on 02-13-2008
Posts 3,886

Re: Max word count?

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Hi snips,

Please refer to http://cutesoft.net/forums/thread/63727.aspx

Regards,

Ken

12-06-2010, 9:16 PM 65305 in reply to 65302

snips
Joined on 12-07-2010
Posts 3

Re: Max word count?

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Thanks Ken, but I am looking for a way to limit words, not characters. It seems to me that in seraching the forums, I see this coming up all the time and various code based on getHTML seems to be the only solution that appears to be offered. Given how often people need this, you'd think CuteSoft woudl develop a property or method MaxWordLength.

snips

There is only do or not do - there is no try.

Yoda

12-06-2010, 9:51 PM 65306 in reply to 65305

snips
Joined on 12-07-2010
Posts 3

Re: Max word count?

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Well, I hope the company considers developing this as a property that can be validated and enforced. In the meantime, I have developed an approach using a javascript onsubmit function:

function getLen(){
// get the cute editor instance
var editor1 = document.getElementById('<%=editor.clientID%>');

// retrieving the content of Cute Editor as HTML
var content = editor1.getHTML();
//split the content by spaces to get the array of words
arWords=content.split(" ");
//use the length property of the array to count words.

//Probably should trim any leading or trailing spaces.
strWordLength="Words: " + arWords.length;

//this just prints out the length, but you could use it to fail the onsubmit
alert(strWordLength);
}

snips

There is only do or not do - there is no try.

Yoda

12-09-2010, 10:20 PM 65344 in reply to 65306

Kenneth
Joined on 02-13-2008
Posts 3,886

Re: Max word count?

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Hi snips,

The example below shows you how to get the same count as the right bottom in editor. hope it help.

<html>
    <head>
</head>
    <body>
<form name="theForm" action="Edithtml.asp?postback=true" method="post">
<%
   Dim editor
   Set editor = New CuteEditor
   editor.ID = "Editor1"
   editor.MaxTextLength=25
   If request.QueryString("postback") <> "true" then
    editor.Draw()
   else
    editor.SaveFile("document.html")
    editor.Draw()
   End if

   ' Request.Form(ID) access from other page
%>
    <input type="button" value="GetPlainText" onclick="GetPlainText()" />
        <div id="plainText" style="visibility: hidden">
</form>
</body>
</html>
<script>

function isIE() {
    if (window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("msie") != -1) return true;
    else return false;
}

function GetPlainText() {

    var editor1 = document.getElementById('<%=editor.ClientID%>');
    var plainText = document.getElementById("plainText");
    plainText.innerHTML = editor1.GetHTML();
    var text;
    if (isIE()) {
        text = plainText.innerText;
    }
    else {
        text = plainText.textContent;
    }
    var words = text.replace(/\s+/g, "-").split("-");
    var count = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {
        if (words[i] != "") {
            count++;
        }
    }
    alert(count);
    plainText.innerHTML = "";
}
</script>

Regards,

Ken