A jQuery Plugin that Auto-Resizes textareas as they change
- Doesn’t mess up with your form events
- Doesn’t create additional form elements
- Wide browser support
- Debugging option to see how the height is being measured
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→ Visit the Instructions and Demos Page
<script src="jquery.js"></script>
<script src="autoresize.jquery.js"></script>
<script>
$(function () {
// Apply the autoresize plugin to your textarea
$("textarea").autoresize();
// Pass the debug parameter to see the mirrored element
$("#my-textarea").autoresize({debug:true});
});
</script>
Copyright 2012 Beans & Curry. All rights reserved.
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