I can set initial text input size in css, like so:
width: 50px;
But I would like it to grow when I type until it reaches for example 200px. Can this be done in straight css, html, preferably without javascript?
Do post your js/jquery solutions too of course, but if this is doable without them - that be great.
my try here:
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How about programmatically modifying the size attribute on the input?
Semantically (imo), this solution is better than the accepted solution because it still uses input fields for user input but it does introduce a little bit of jQuery. Soundcloud does something similar to this for their tagging.
<input size="1" />
$('input').on('keydown', function(evt) {
var $this = $(this),
size = parseInt($this.attr('size'), 10),
isValidKey = (evt.which >= 65 && evt.which <= 90) || // a-zA-Z
(evt.which >= 48 && evt.which <= 57) || // 0-9
evt.which === 32;
if ( evt.which === 8 && size > 0 ) {
// backspace
$this.attr('size', size - 1);
} else if ( isValidKey ) {
// all other keystrokes
$this.attr('size', size + 1);
}
});
For those strictly looking for a solution that works for input or textarea, this is the simplest solution I've came across. Only a few lines of CSS and one line of JS.
The JavaScript sets a data-* attribute on the element equal to the value of the input. The input is set within a CSS grid, where that grid is a pseudo-element that uses that data-* attribute as its content. That content is what stretches the grid to the appropriate size based on the input value.
If you set the span to display: inline-block, automatic horizontal and vertical resizing works very well:
<span contenteditable="true" _x000D_
style="display: inline-block;_x000D_
border: solid 1px black;_x000D_
min-width: 50px; _x000D_
max-width: 200px">_x000D_
</span>Here you can try something like this
EDIT: REVISED EXAMPLE (added one new solution) http://jsfiddle.net/jszjz/10/
Code explanation
var jqThis = $('#adjinput'), //object of the input field in jQuery
fontSize = parseInt( jqThis.css('font-size') ) / 2, //its font-size
//its min Width (the box won't become smaller than this
minWidth= parseInt( jqThis.css('min-width') ),
//its maxWidth (the box won't become bigger than this)
maxWidth= parseInt( jqThis.css('max-width') );
jqThis.bind('keydown', function(e){ //on key down
var newVal = (this.value.length * fontSize); //compute the new width
if( newVal > minWidth && newVal <= maxWidth ) //check to see if it is within Min and Max
this.style.width = newVal + 'px'; //update the value.
});
and the css is pretty straightforward too
#adjinput{
max-width:200px !important;
width:40px;
min-width:40px;
font-size:11px;
}
EDIT: Another solution is to havethe user type what he wants and on blur (focus out), grab the string (in the same font size) place it in a div - count the div's width - and then with a nice animate with a cool easing effect update the input fields width. The only drawback is that the input field will remain "small" while the user types. Or you can add a timeout : ) you can check such a kind of solution on the fiddle above too!
All you need to do is, get the element of the input field you want to grow as you type and in CSS, set the width of the input to auto and set a min-width to say 50px.
From: Is there a jQuery autogrow plugin for text fields?
See a demo here: http://jsbin.com/ahaxe
The plugin:
(function($){
$.fn.autoGrowInput = function(o) {
o = $.extend({
maxWidth: 1000,
minWidth: 0,
comfortZone: 70
}, o);
this.filter('input:text').each(function(){
var minWidth = o.minWidth || $(this).width(),
val = '',
input = $(this),
testSubject = $('<tester/>').css({
position: 'absolute',
top: -9999,
left: -9999,
width: 'auto',
fontSize: input.css('fontSize'),
fontFamily: input.css('fontFamily'),
fontWeight: input.css('fontWeight'),
letterSpacing: input.css('letterSpacing'),
whiteSpace: 'nowrap'
}),
check = function() {
if (val === (val = input.val())) {return;}
// Enter new content into testSubject
var escaped = val.replace(/&/g, '&').replace(/\s/g,' ').replace(/</g, '<').replace(/>/g, '>');
testSubject.html(escaped);
// Calculate new width + whether to change
var testerWidth = testSubject.width(),
newWidth = (testerWidth + o.comfortZone) >= minWidth ? testerWidth + o.comfortZone : minWidth,
currentWidth = input.width(),
isValidWidthChange = (newWidth < currentWidth && newWidth >= minWidth)
|| (newWidth > minWidth && newWidth < o.maxWidth);
// Animate width
if (isValidWidthChange) {
input.width(newWidth);
}
};
testSubject.insertAfter(input);
$(this).bind('keyup keydown blur update', check);
});
return this;
};
})(jQuery);
If you're allowed to use the ch measurement (monospaced) it completely solved what I was trying to do.
onChange(e => {
e.target.style.width = `${e.target.length}ch`;
})
This was exactly what I needed but I'm not sure if it works for dynamic width font-families.
Here's a method that worked for me. When you type into the field, it puts that text into the hidden span, then gets its new width and applies it to the input field. It grows and shrinks with your input, with a safeguard against the input virtually disappearing when you erase all input. Tested in Chrome. (EDIT: works in Safari, Firefox and Edge at the time of this edit)
function travel_keyup(e)_x000D_
{_x000D_
if (e.target.value.length == 0) return;_x000D_
var oSpan=document.querySelector('#menu-enter-travel span');_x000D_
oSpan.textContent=e.target.value;_x000D_
match_span(e.target, oSpan);_x000D_
}_x000D_
function travel_keydown(e)_x000D_
{_x000D_
if (e.key.length == 1)_x000D_
{_x000D_
if (e.target.maxLength == e.target.value.length) return;_x000D_
var oSpan=document.querySelector('#menu-enter-travel span');_x000D_
oSpan.textContent=e.target.value + '' + e.key;_x000D_
match_span(e.target, oSpan);_x000D_
}_x000D_
}_x000D_
function match_span(oInput, oSpan)_x000D_
{_x000D_
oInput.style.width=oSpan.getBoundingClientRect().width + 'px';_x000D_
}_x000D_
_x000D_
window.addEventListener('load', function()_x000D_
{_x000D_
var oInput=document.querySelector('#menu-enter-travel input');_x000D_
oInput.addEventListener('keyup', travel_keyup);_x000D_
oInput.addEventListener('keydown', travel_keydown);_x000D_
_x000D_
match_span(oInput, document.querySelector('#menu-enter-travel span'));_x000D_
});#menu-enter-travel input_x000D_
{_x000D_
width: 8px;_x000D_
}_x000D_
#menu-enter-travel span_x000D_
{_x000D_
visibility: hidden;_x000D_
position: absolute;_x000D_
top: 0px;_x000D_
left: 0px;_x000D_
}<div id="menu-enter-travel">_x000D_
<input type="text" pattern="^[0-9]{1,4}$" maxlength="4">KM_x000D_
<span>9</span>_x000D_
</div>Which approach you use, of course, depends on what your end goal is. If you want to submit the results with a form then using native form elements means you don't have to use scripting to submit. Also, if scripting is turned off then the fallback still works without the fancy grow-shrink effects. If you want to get the plain text out of a contenteditable element you can always also use scripting like node.textContent to strip out the html that the browsers insert in the user input.
This version uses native form elements with slight refinements on some of the previous posts.
It allows the content to shrink as well.
Use this in combination with CSS for better control.
<html>
<textarea></textarea>
<br>
<input type="text">
<style>
textarea {
width: 300px;
min-height: 100px;
}
input {
min-width: 300px;
}
<script>
document.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"]').forEach(function(node) {
var minWidth = parseInt(getComputedStyle(node).minWidth) || node.clientWidth;
node.style.overflowX = 'auto'; // 'hidden'
node.onchange = node.oninput = function() {
node.style.width = minWidth + 'px';
node.style.width = node.scrollWidth + 'px';
};
});
You can use something similar with <textarea> elements
document.querySelectorAll('textarea').forEach(function(node) {
var minHeight = parseInt(getComputedStyle(node).minHeight) || node.clientHeight;
node.style.overflowY = 'auto'; // 'hidden'
node.onchange = node.oninput = function() {
node.style.height = minHeight + 'px';
node.style.height = node.scrollHeight + 'px';
};
});
This doesn't flicker on Chrome, results may vary on other browsers, so test.
If you are just interested in growing, you can update the width to scrollWidth, whenever the content of the input element changes.
document.querySelectorAll('input[type="text"]').forEach(function(node) {
node.onchange = node.oninput = function() {
node.style.width = node.scrollWidth+'px';
};
});
But this will not shrink the element.
I know this is a seriously old post - but my answer might be useful to others anyway, so here goes. I found that if my CSS style definition for the contenteditable div has a min-height of 200 instead of a height of 200 , then the div scales automatically.
I just wrote this for you, I hope you like it :) No guarantees that it's cross-browser, but I think it is :)
(function(){
var min = 100, max = 300, pad_right = 5, input = document.getElementById('adjinput');
input.style.width = min+'px';
input.onkeypress = input.onkeydown = input.onkeyup = function(){
var input = this;
setTimeout(function(){
var tmp = document.createElement('div');
tmp.style.padding = '0';
if(getComputedStyle)
tmp.style.cssText = getComputedStyle(input, null).cssText;
if(input.currentStyle)
tmp.style.cssText = input.currentStyle.cssText;
tmp.style.width = '';
tmp.style.position = 'absolute';
tmp.innerHTML = input.value.replace(/&/g, "&")
.replace(/</g, "<")
.replace(/>/g, ">")
.replace(/"/g, """)
.replace(/'/g, "'")
.replace(/ /g, ' ');
input.parentNode.appendChild(tmp);
var width = tmp.clientWidth+pad_right+1;
tmp.parentNode.removeChild(tmp);
if(min <= width && width <= max)
input.style.width = width+'px';
}, 1);
}
})();
A couple of things come to mind:
Use an onkeydown handler in your text field, measure the text*, and increase the text box size accordingly.
Attach a :focus css class to your text box with a larger width. Then your box will be larger when focused. That's not exactly what you're asking for, but similar.
* It's not straightforward to measure text in javascript. Check out this question for some ideas.
Source: Stackoverflow.com