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+# expandable
+
+A jQuery plugin that auto-expands textareas to fit the contents as a user types.
+
+
+## Settings
+
+The expandable plugin has 4 settings:
+
+* `duration` - The speed of the animation when expanding (or shrinking). Default is 'normal'.
+* `interval` - The interval at which it checks the textarea. Default is 750.
+* `within` - The number of rows left before expanding. Default is 1.
+* `by` - The number of rows to expand by. Default is 2.
+
+
+## License
+
+The expandable plugin is dual licensed *(just like jQuery)* under the [MIT](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) and [GPL](http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
+
+Copyright (c) 2008 [Brandon Aaron](http://brandonaaron.net)
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+/*! Copyright (c) 2008 Brandon Aaron (http://brandonaaron.net)
+ * Dual licensed under the MIT (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php) 
+ * and GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php) licenses.
+ */
+
+(function($) {
+
+$.fn.extend({
+	expandable: function(options) {
+		options = $.extend({ duration: 'normal', interval: 750, within: 1, by: 2 }, options);
+		return this.filter('textarea').each(function() {
+			var $this = $(this).css({ display: 'block', overflow: 'hidden' }), minHeight = $this.height(), interval, heightDiff = this.offsetHeight - minHeight,
+				rowSize = ( parseInt($this.css('lineHeight'), 10) || parseInt($this.css('fontSize'), 10) ),
+				$div = $('<div style="position:absolute;top:-999px;left:-999px;border-color:#000;border-style:solid;overflow-x:hidden;visibility:hidden;z-index:0;" />').appendTo('body');
+			$.each('borderTopWidth borderRightWidth borderBottomWidth borderLeftWidth paddingTop paddingRight paddingBottom paddingLeft fontSize fontFamily fontWeight fontStyle fontStretch fontVariant wordSpacing lineHeight width'.split(' '), function(i,prop) {
+				$div.css(prop, $this.css(prop));
+			});
+			$this
+				.bind('keypress', function(event) { if ( event.keyCode == '13' ) check(); })
+				.bind('focus blur', function(event) {
+					if ( event.type == 'blur' ) clearInterval( interval );
+					if ( event.type == 'focus' && !interval ) setInterval(check, options.interval);
+				});
+			function check() {
+				var text = $this.val(), newHeight, height, usedHeight, usedRows, availableRows;
+				$div.html( text.replace(/\n/g, '&nbsp;<br>') );
+				height = $this[0].offsetHeight - heightDiff;
+				usedHeight = $div[0].offsetHeight - heightDiff;
+				usedRows = Math.floor(usedHeight / rowSize);
+				availableRows = Math.floor((height / rowSize) - usedRows);
+				if ( availableRows <= options.within ) {
+					newHeight = rowSize * (usedRows + Math.max(availableRows, 0) + options.by);
+					$this.stop().animate({ height: newHeight }, options.duration);
+				} else if ( availableRows > options.by + options.within ) {
+					newHeight = Math.max( height - (rowSize * (availableRows - (options.by + options.within))), minHeight )
+					$this.stop().animate({ height: newHeight }, options.duration);
+				}
+			};
+		}).end();
+	}
+});
+
+})(jQuery);
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