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For every textarea i create, i want it to have its 'personal word count' on it.

The code below is to appear additional 2 textbox and 1 textarea everytime i click a button.
var x=1;
var count=0;
$('body').on('click','#add',function()
{
if(count < 6)
{
$('#div').append("<div class='line'><input type='text' name = 'txta"+x+ "' id='txta"+ x +"'><span class =wordtab></span> <textarea rows='9' onkeyup='countChar2(this)' cols='50' name = 'txtc"+x+ "' id='txtc"+ x +"'></textarea> <span class =wordtab></span><input style = 'width:50px' type='text' name = 'txtb"+x+"' id='txtb"+ x +"'><span class =wordtab></span><button class='delete' value ='Delete Row'>Delete Row</button></div><div style='margin-left: 750px' id='charNum" + x + "'></div>");
count++;
x++;
}
else
alert("Maximum 6 Skills");
});
$('body').on('click','.delete',function()
{
$(this).closest('.line').remove();
count--;
});
The below function is the code that i currently have (which i know its wrong) to put in a counter for every textarea that i added in.
function countChar2(val)
{
var len = val.value.length;
if (len >= 200)
{
val.value = val.value.substring(0, 500);
}
else
{
var id = "charNum" + x;
$(id).text((200 - len)+" words left");
}
};
So my goal is that everytime i click on the add row and start typing on the textarea, it will show the word count for that particular texarea just right below the textarea box.

To get a unique counter added to each textarea, you could append another div to the textarea with a specific class e.g.
Set the HTML structure to something such as:
<textarea></textarea><div class='text-count-area'>Word Count: 0</div>
Add the following JS at the point where each textarea is added e.g. just before 'count++' in your original code (note: this is not the most efficient way of doing this, but this will work easily with your current code):
// Bind the text area to the keyup event
$("textarea").on('keyup', function(val) {
// Simple word count
var words = this.value.match(/\S+/g).length;
// Write the word count to the immediate text-count-area div afterwards
$(this).next(".text-count-area").text("Text count" + words);
});
The word count is kept simple here for readability, but the logic from other answers (highlighted in the comments) could be implemented at this stage.
A JS Fiddle demo of this working is here.

Let see your example:
You add each div by .append method, it's correct
You count input symbols by onkeyup event, it's correct too
All you need is update your countChar2 function because this function has wrong body in that lines:
var id = "charNum" + x;
$(id).text((200 - len)+" words left");
First of all: try to debug your code via developer tools in your favorite browser with breaks in that lines. This step can give your much more and quickly info than posting question in stackoverflow :)
For onkeyup event you should use link to this object instead of id inside your function:
$(val).parent().find('.words-left').val((200 - len));
This line uses val as a link to textarea object in just appended line. .parent() gives you access to wrapper and find() finds input for words left field. (I've added '.words-left' class to your input, see my fiddler bellow). And this code works in stage of your just added line.
Your code of $('body').click() should be executed, when document is fully loaded and DOM ready. But all your ids that you will create in future doesn't appends that DOM. That's why your delete function works properly - that function uses class selector instead of id.
Proposed by me code doesn't uses id selector because it is not needed. All that needs to me - link to current object in new line, val - what I need for that operation.
BTW: When you implement function that works with objects, such as onkeyup='countChar2(this)', better way to use object as passed variable - var countChar = function(obj) {. Because val is using for scalar values in common way.
You can check my code here https://jsfiddle.net/jo0cd3yr/1/

Changing a dynamically created label's text with keyup() issue

I am creating a form dynamically and therefore edit the form elements’ properties. When attempting to change the label, assigning an auto-generated id works fine but when changing this label using the generated id, the function or keyup() from jQuery keeps calling all the previously created label id(s). this means when i want to edit one label, it ends up editing every label.
HTML
<input type="text" id="change-label"><br><br>
<button id="add-button">add label</button>
<div id="add-label"></div>
JavaScript/jQuery
$('#add-button').click(function(){
var div = document.createElement('div');
var textLabel = document.createElement('label');
var labelNode = document.createTextNode('untitled');
textLabel.appendChild(labelNode);
textLabel.id = autoIdClosure();
$('#change-label').val('untitled');
div.appendChild(textLabel);
$('#add-label').append(div);
});
var autoIdClosure = (function(){
var counter = 0;
var labelId = "textInputLabel";
return function(){
counter += 1;
var id = labelId + counter;
editLabelWrapper(id)
return id;
}
})();
function editLabelWrapper(id){
function editLabel(){
var value = $(this).val();
$("#"+id).text(value);
}
$("#change-label").keyup(editLabel).keyup();
}
I’ve already found an alternative using onkeyup="$('#'+globaID).text($(this).val());", but I need to understand what I was doing wrong so I can learn from it.
JSFiddle

I think you are overthinking the matter...
Instead of using an unique id, rather use classes, makes it easier to handle.
So change <div id="add-label"></div> to <div class="add-label"></div>
Then what you want to do is, when a value is given in #change-label you want it in the last div.add-label.
So the function will become this:
$("#change-label").on('keyup', function() {
$('.add-label:last').text( $(this).val() );
});
Next what you want to do is bind a function to #add-button. Once it gets clicked, we want to add a new div.add-label after the last one. And empty the #change-label. You can do that by using this function:
$('#add-button').on('click', function() {
$('.add-label:last').after('<div class="add-label"></div>');
$('#change-label').val('');
});
Updated Fiddle

How to remove style one click event?

How can i remove the style class applied to a textbox on the click event? I'm calling the textbox element using getElementsByName(). Here's my code:
<input id="userNameExists" name="popUpText" class="pop-upText" onclick="clearText(this);" />
function clearText(element)
{
id = element.getAttribute("id");
var textElement = document.getElementById(id);
textElement.value = "";
var element = document.getElementsByName("popUpText");
var count = 0;
for (count = 0; count < 2; count++) {
var id = element.item(count);
id.classname = "";
}
}
In the above script, im not getting the id in the variable id. Right now the values are like "#inputTextBoxName". Please help.

you can use removeClass();
you can manege your styling using attr();
exp:
$("#yourid").attr("style","float: right");
or remove class using
$("#yourid").removeClass("yourClass");

It is case sensitive so
id.className = '';

If you're trying to remove the class from the textbox when you click on the textbox itself, that code is far, far longer than it needs to be.
HTML:
<input type="text" id="userNameExists" name="popUpText" class="pop-upText" onclick="clearText(this);" />
Javascript:
<script>
function clearText(element) {
element.className = '';
element.value = '';
}
</script>
That said, inline event handlers (ie. declaring an onclick attribute on your HTML element) are a bad practice to get into.
Also, if you pass in a reference to an element, get its id, then call document.getElementById() with said id, you end up with two references to the same element. Yes, it should work, but totally pointless.

Javascript removeChild array

this looks simple enough but I just can't get it to work. I could add DOM elements but I just can't remove them when using an array.
<script language="javascript">
fields = 0;
count = 0;
function addInput() {
if (fields != 10) {
var htmlText = "<input type='search' value='' name='field[]' />";
var remButton = "<input type='button' value='del' onclick='remove()' />";
var newElement = document.createElement('div');
newElement.id = 'SomeID'+fields;
newElement.innerHTML = htmlText + remButton + newElement.id;
var fieldsArea = document.getElementById('text');
fieldsArea.appendChild(newElement);
fields += 1;
} else {
...
}
count++;
}
// NEED HELP FROM HERE PLEASE
// You don't need to Loop, just get the button's id and remove that entire 'SomeID'
function remove() {
fieldsArea = document.getElementById('text');
fieldsArea.removeChild(SomeID1); <-----------------------THIS WORKS!
fieldsArea.removeChild(SomeID+count); <------------------THIS JUST WOULDN'T
count--;
}
</script>
In the remove function, writing SomeID1 works and delete the first added element but when I try to use a 'count', I just can't delete my 'elements'.
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thank you!

You have to get a reference to the element first. Currently you are passing an undefined variable SomeID to the function.
E.g.:
var element = document.getElementById('SomeID' + fields);
// or starting by zero: var element = document.getElementById('SomeID0');
element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
If you want to remove the div for which the button was clicked, you have to pass a reference to the corresponding div to the remove function.
'<input type="button" value="del" onclick="remove(this.parentNode)" />';
this will refer to the button and as it is a child of the div, this.parentNode refers to that div.
You also have to change your function to accept the element that should be removed:
function remove(element) {
element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
count--;
}
You probably also have to update fields, but I'm not sure how your code is supposed to work.
If you want to remove all of them you have to loop:
for(;fields--;) {
var element = document.getElementById('SomeID' + fields);
element.parentNode.removeChild(element);
}
Also have a look at the documentation of removeChild.

The removeChild needs a node (DOM element) as parameter. In this case
fieldsArea.removeChild(SomeID+count);
you could for example pass the node this way
fieldsArea.removeChild(document.getElementById('SomeID'+count));

jQuery: Change element type from hidden to input

I've got an input which it's type is set to hidden, I need to change it's type to text. Can't seem to figure this out or if it's possible with jQuery

With jQuery 1.4 you can change the type of an input while it's detached.
marker = $('<span />').insertBefore('#myInput');
$('#myInput').detach().attr('type', 'text').insertAfter(marker);
marker.remove();

I'm not sure this is possible, so I would suggest using a hidden div to contain the input element, which can be shown as needed. The text input field can still hold data even if it's hidden.

IE won't allow you to change the type of a form element for security reasons so I would go with Aram's hidden div suggestion.

Here's how I would do this:
$("input[type='hidden']").each(function(){
var name = $(this).attr('name'); // grab name of original
var value = $(this).attr('value'); // grab value of original
/* create new visible input */
var html = '<input type="text" name="'+name+'" value="'+value+'" />';
$(this).after(html).remove(); // add new, then remove original input
});
If you want to filter some of the elements call filter() before each(), like this:
$("input[type='hidden']").filter("[name='whatever']").each(function...

easy man...
$('input[type="hidden"]').each (function() { this.type = 'text'; });
Trigger it on a event

Overlay.toAnyType = function (c, type) {
var shadow = jQuery(document.createElement(c.context.nodeName));
// Clone attributes to new object.
for (var i = 0; i < c[0].attributes.length; i++) {
var attr = c[0].attributes[i].name;
var val = c[0].attributes[i].value;
if (attr == "type") val = type;
shadow.attr(attr, val);
}
shadow.insertAfter(c);
c.remove();
};
When c is a jQuery object; the function above changes type attribute. Usage:
var inputElemt = jQuery("#input");
Overlay.toAnyType(inputElemt, "text");

Old thread, but I recently needed to do something similar but with file fields and clearing them... I think the same solution could apply, but at least you can grab the contents in this case.
var temp = $('#hidden-field').val();
$("#container-for-field").html("<input id='not-hidden' type='text' value='"+temp+"'/>");
That should also solve the problem :).