From 641f5124c7012098f99ce7f72907db7628078a3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris <wardtwits@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:53:06 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Validation element insertion breaks counter (because plugin
 is looking for $elem.next())

Modifying the plugin to look for the counterCssClass among $elem siblings instead of $elem.next() - this way if validation inserts an extra label, span, etc. the plugin won't break.
---
 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;