Question

i am trying to add text to a div sectionj using jquery but the text goes outside my desired div.. my html looks something like:

<!--CONTENT AREA-->
<div id="content">
  <div id="content_inner">
    <h2 id='titulo'>BUSCAR:</h2>
    KEYWORDS: 
    <input type='text' id='paramsQuery'>
    <input type='submit' id='botonBuscar' value='buscar'>
    <div id='results'></div>
  </div>
</div>  

my js function looks like this:

$(document).ready(function() {
  $("#botonBuscar").click(function() {
    var params = $("#paramsQuery").val();
    $("#column3_inner").append(params); 
  });
});

any suggestions to make the text stay on the desired width?

Answer 1

You’re adding the results to an element not in the code provided. Perhaps you meant to put it in #results instead?

$(function() {
  $("#botonBuscar").on("click", function() {
    $("#results").append( $("#paramsQuery").val() ); 
  });
});

Demo: http://jsbin.com/icapuh/edit#javascript,html

If your text is overflowing your box, you can have a few options there. You could break the lines:

#results {
  word-wrap: break-word;
}

Or you could cause scrolling:

#results {
  overflow-x: scroll;
}

Or setup text-overflow to reveal ellipsis:

#results {
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  -o-text-overflow: ellipsis;
  -ms-text-overflow: ellipsis;
}