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		var maxChars = 250;
		if (which.value.length > maxChars)
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		var curr = maxChars - which.value.length;
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			<small><font color="red">文字最大长度: 100. 还剩:</font><font color="blue"> <span id="chLeft">100</span>.</font></small>
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