Merge pull request #5 from vsilva472/develop

Fix #4

Author: vsilva472

README.md

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ You can also change the separator `/` to wherever symbol or word you want. In th
 
  ### Changelog
 
+1.0.1 - 2019-04-12
+* Fix #4 Maxlength
+ 
 1.0.0 - 2018-12-02
 * Initial Commit
 

dist/jquery-ensure-max-length.min.js

@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ <h2>Specifying where to append the counter element</h2>
 	<footer>
 		<div class="container">
 			<div class="row">
-				<div class="col-xs-12 text-muted text-right">MIT - Version 1.0.0</div>
+				<div class="col-xs-12 text-muted text-right">MIT - Version 1.0.1</div>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</footer>

index.html

@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@
 		var _self = this;
 
 		this.showCount();
-		
+		this.addMaxlengthAttribute();
 		this.element.on( 'keyup blur', function () {
 			_self.checkLength.call( _self, this );
 		});
 	};
 
+	Plugin.prototype.addMaxlengthAttribute = function () {
+		this.element.attr('maxlength', this.options.limit);
+	};
+	
 	Plugin.prototype.showCount = function () {	
 		if ( this.options.placement ) this.$counter.appendTo( this.options.placement );
 		else this.$counter.insertAfter( this.element );