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at May 11, 2011 21:19 by erraja_07
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$(document).ready(function(){
$(function(){
$('#bid_desc-plaintext').keyup(function(){
limitChars('bid_desc-plaintext', 4000, 'typed_txt_count');
})
});
//Code to display short and long description
$(function(){ /* to make sure the script runs after page load */
$('.item').each(function(event){ /* select all divs with the item class */
var max_length = 150; /* set the max content length before a read more link will be added */
if($(this).html().length > max_length){ /* check for content length */
var short_content = $(this).html().substr(0,max_length); /* split the content in two parts */
var long_content = $(this).html().substr(max_length);
$(this).html(short_content+
'<a href="#" class="read_more"><br/>Read More</a>'+
'<span class="more_text" style="display:none;">'+long_content+'<a href="#" class="compress"><br/>hide</a></span>'); /* Alter the html to allow the read more functionality */
$(this).find('a.read_more').click(function(event){ /* find the a.read_more element within the new html and bind the following code to it */
event.preventDefault(); /* prevent the a from changing the url */
$(this).hide(); /* hide the read more button */
$(this).parents('.item').find('.more_text').show(); /* show the .more_text span */
});
$(this).find('a.compress').click(function(event){ /* find the a.read_more element within the new html and bind the following code to it */
event.preventDefault(); /* prevent the a from changing the url */
$('.read_more').show(); /* hide the read more button */
$(this).parents('.item').find('.more_text').slideUp(); /* show the .more_text span */
});
}
});
});
});
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http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/javascript-15/how-create-more-link-button-display-rest-text-753129.html
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How to create the \"More\" link button to display rest of the text
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jQuery