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Display line number in textarea

rated 0 times [ 195] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 25495 / 13 Years ago, thu, december 8, 2011, 12:00:00

I want to display the line number in a textarea like this is possible in jQuery:

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I looked for answers on SO but I can't find what I want

Display current line and column number for a textarea

Limit number of lines in textarea and Display line count using jQuery

Also, the solution I tried from the JSFiddle provided from the comments show me the textarea like this:

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which line 1234 is the first line and the second line is 5678

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answered 13 Years ago mitchellg · Accepted Answer

Download the plugin found here: http://alan.blog-city.com/jquerylinedtextarea.htm

Usage:

$(function() {



  // Target all classed with .lined

  $(.lined).linedtextarea(

    {selectedLine: 1}

  );



  // Target a single one

  $(#mytextarea).linedtextarea();



});

Fully functional demo: http://files.aw20.net/jquery-linedtextarea/jquery-linedtextarea.html (web.archive)