$.extend($.fn, {
selectRange: function(start, end) {
// use only the first one since only one input can be
focused
if ($(this).get(0).createTextRange) {
var range = $(this).get(0).createTextRange();
range.collapse(true);
range.moveEnd('character', end);
range.moveStart('character', start);
range.select();
}
else if ($(this).get(0).setSelectionRange) {
$(this).focus().get(0).setSelectionRange(start, end);
}
return $(this);
}
});
I think it's pretty much the best crossbrowser solution you will find.
$('input').selectRange(0,0) to reset the carret position, to position
it at the end you will need to get length of the input's value.. you
just made me think
I could add support for -1, thanks :D
~h
On Jul 2, 2:55 pm, Paul Malan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> By default it seems browsers select all the text in a textbox when it
> gains focus by way of a tab-press. I would like the cursor to be
> positioned at the end of any existing text in the input, instead. The
> examples I'm turning up on Google don't work and seem needlessly
> complex, and since jQuery simplifies everything else I used to hate
> about Javascript, I thought I'd see if there's a simple way to
> position the cursor in a text input box on focus. Is it doable?
>
> Thanks...
