jQuery Word Count

jQuery Word Count

jQuery("textarea").bind("change keyup input", function () {
    var limitWord = jQuery(this).next("p").attr("style");
    var regex = /\s+/gi;
    var wordcount = jQuery.trim(jQuery(this).val()).replace(regex, ' ').split(' ').length;
    if (wordcount <= limitWord) {
        chars = jQuery(this).val().length;
    } else {
      	var trimmed = jQuery(this).val().split(/\s+/, limitWord).join(" ");
      	jQuery(this).val(trimmed + " ");
        wordcount = jQuery.trim(jQuery(this).val()).replace(regex, ' ').split(' ').length;
        chars = jQuery(this).val().length;
    }
    jQuery(this).next("p").html("Word Count: " + wordcount + "/" + limitWord);
});