How to get the Value of a TextArea?

What are good ways to set focus on textarea and move cursor to the end of its value?

  • I have a hidden textarea with have a value. When user show that textarea I want it focus and set cursor to the end of current value. I tried $('#textarea').focus() but cursor is in the beginning of value.

  • Answer:

    What you want is the jCarat plugin. It lets you set carat position (among many other things). http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jCaret

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$('#textarea').selectionStart = $('#textarea').selectionEnd = $('#textarea').value.length;

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