Capacity of textarea

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What is the maximum capacity of a textarea that it can accept some text.The html page is working fine when the text limits to about 130-140 words.But when the text exceeds that limit it doesn't do anything(just hangs). This text is passed through javascript for some manipulations and displayed in another textarea. If there is a limit how to make it accept large amount of text?

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I get the following error when I check the error log

request failed: URI too long (longer than 8190)

I am using the following line to pass the text through javascript

xmlhttp.open("GET","./analyze.pl?unk="+str ,true);

Example code could help finding cause of hang. – Anthony Sep 27 '13 at 10:57 — Anthony, Sep 27 '13 at 10:57

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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The problem isn't with the <textarea>. The problem is that you are creating a URL that is too long.

Submit the data using a POST, not a GET and the problem will go away.

As a general rule: if you have occasion to worry about URL length, you are probably passing too much data via query string parameters. From a REST standpoint, consider that a GET is used to retrieve a resource. A GET should not be used to submit data that will create/update a resource (such as one might do when entering data into a <textarea>).

edited May 23 '17 at 12:21

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answered Sep 28 '13 at 18:35

Tim M.

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Are you POSTing *and* removing the large parameter(s) from the URL? – Tim M. Sep 30 '13 at 06:40
I didn't understand what are you asking – Nagaraju Oct 01 '13 at 04:47

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '13 at 10:57

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I use a maxlength of 8000 on one of my sites and it didn't have any problems. Your javascript must be the cause of the problem (guessing infinite/long loops) OR it must be the browser your testing on OR your computer.

It would be best if you show your javascript code.

answered Sep 27 '13 at 10:57

Jo E.

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thats the error but we still need the code that caused the problem. if you cant show more info then no one can help you. but a quick google search https://www.google.com/search?q=request+failed%3A+URI+too+long&rlz=1C1ASUC_enPH552PH552&oq=request+failed%3A+URI+too+long&aqs=chrome..69i57.593j0&sourceid=chrome&espvd=210&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=122&q=request+failed%3A+URI+too+long will show related concerns of the error. you might find something useful. – Jo E. Sep 28 '13 at 06:07

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