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Created April 16, 2014 01:47
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auto expanding textaea implement
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Document</title>
<style>
textarea,
pre {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
outline: 0;
border: 0;
}
.expandingArea {
position: relative;
border: 1px solid #888;
background: #fff;
}
.expandingArea > textarea,
.expandingArea > pre {
padding: 5px;
background: transparent;
font: 400 13px/16px helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
/* Make the text soft-wrap */
white-space: pre-wrap;
word-wrap: break-word;
}
.expandingArea > textarea {
/* The border-box box model is used to allow
* padding whilst still keeping the overall width
* at exactly that of the containing element.
*/
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
-ms-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
width: 100%;
/* This height is used when JS is disabled */
height: 100px;
}
.expandingArea.active > textarea {
/* Hide any scrollbars */
overflow: hidden;
position: absolute;
top: 0;
left: 0;
height: 100%;
/* Remove WebKit user-resize widget */
resize: none;
}
.expandingArea > pre {
display: none;
}
.expandingArea.active > pre {
display: block;
/* Hide the text; just using it for sizing */
visibility: hidden;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="expandingArea">
<pre><span></span><br></pre>
<textarea></textarea>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
function makeExpandingArea(container) {
var area = container.querySelector('textarea');
var span = container.querySelector('span');
if (area.addEventListener) {
area.addEventListener('input', function() {
span.textContent = area.value;
}, false);
span.textContent = area.value;
} else if (area.attachEvent) {
// IE8 compatibility
area.attachEvent('onpropertychange', function() {
span.innerText = area.value;
});
span.innerText = area.value;
}
// Enable extra CSS
container.className += " active";
}
var areas = document.querySelectorAll('.expandingArea');
var l = areas.length;
while (l--) {
makeExpandingArea(areas[l]);
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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