Insert into a textarea

ojoonline · 01-04-2007, 03:06 AM

Hi,

I have this code that lets me insert text into a textarea from a button. Currently, it inserts the text at the end of what is in the textarea. Is there a way to make it insert where the cursor is instead?

<script>
function inser1() {
document.getElementById('ip').value+= '<firstName>'
}
</script>

thanks,

jo

1212jtraceur · 01-04-2007, 11:32 PM

Not that I know of, without some very complex scripting to guess the character under the cursor...Maybe, however, there is a simpler way.

jmrker · 01-05-2007, 04:34 AM

I summitted a solution to another forum recently and it worked for them.

Try: http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=110464

Or look into:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296023
How can I manipulate the selection and the caret in an input type="text" element in Mozilla browsers and IE/Win?
http://www.alexking.org/blog/2003/0...ing-javascript/
http://www.massless.org/mozedit/
http://parentnode.org/javascript/wo...ursor-position/

01-04-2007, 03:06 AM	PM User \| #1
ojoonline New Coder Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Insert into a textarea Hi, I have this code that lets me insert text into a textarea from a button. Currently, it inserts the text at the end of what is in the textarea. Is there a way to make it insert where the cursor is instead? <script> function inser1() { document.getElementById('ip').value+= '<firstName>' } </script> thanks, jo

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01-04-2007, 11:32 PM	PM User \| #2
1212jtraceur Regular Coder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 206 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not that I know of, without some very complex scripting to guess the character under the cursor...Maybe, however, there is a simpler way.

01-05-2007, 04:34 AM	PM User \| #3
jmrker Senior Coder Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: FL Posts: 1,096 Thanks: 1 Thanked 188 Times in 185 Posts	I summitted a solution to another forum recently and it worked for them. Try: http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=110464 Or look into: http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296023 How can I manipulate the selection and the caret in an input type="text" element in Mozilla browsers and IE/Win? http://www.alexking.org/blog/2003/0...ing-javascript/ http://www.massless.org/mozedit/ http://parentnode.org/javascript/wo...ursor-position/