*cheer* Exactly what I was asking for. Thank you very much.
Michael Geary wrote:
>
>> Is there a way to just return the jquery object (so I could
>> see it in firebug's watch section) then pass it to another
>> jquery function then join them all up when I know
>> everything works?
>>
>> $('#test :textarea').before('Current length: <span id="'+
> this.id +'_len">'+this.value.length+'</span> characters').keypress(
> function()
>> {
>> $('#'+this.id + '_len').css('color', ((this.value.length >
> parseInt(this.id.split()[1]))?'red':'green')).html(this.value.length)
>> });
>
> Yes, breaking up your chains is one of the first things do do when you're
> having trouble. For example:
>
> var $test = $('#test :textarea');
> $test.before('Current length: <span id="'+ this.id
> +'_len">'+this.value.length+'</span> characters');
> $test.keypress( function() {
> var $len = $('#'+this.id + '_len');
> $len.css('color', ((this.value.length >
> parseInt(this.id.split()[1]))?'red':'green'));
> $len.html(this.value.length);
> });
>
> Now you'll find it easier to debug.
>
> -Mike
>
>
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