From 87b8f377e63549aa9e44e14ab3c2f751456cf9b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris <wardtwits@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:57:38 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Using .siblings() instead of next()

The plugin currently looks for $elem.next() - when validation (or any other scripts) insert a new element (such as an error label) next to the <textarea> it breaks the plugin.  Searching for $elem siblings with the counterCssClass will fix this.
---
 jquery.charactercounter.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/jquery.charactercounter.js b/jquery.charactercounter.js
index 0546330..2c1c316 100644
--- a/jquery.charactercounter.js
+++ b/jquery.charactercounter.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         function checkCount(element)
         {
             var characterCount = $(element).val().length;
-            var counter = options.counterSelector ? $(options.counterSelector) : $(element).next("." + options.counterCssClass);
+            var counter = options.counterSelector ? $(options.counterSelector) : $(element).siblings("." + options.counterCssClass);
             var remaining = options.limit - characterCount;
             var condition = remaining < 0;