Set a Textbox cursor to the end?!?!?

**sist_si** · Jan 17th, 2005, 09:22 AM

Hi,
I have a bit of script that I am using to set focus back onto a textbox but when I use it, the cursor is always at the beginning of the text but I need it to be at the end. Does anyone know how to do this?

Code:

Dim strBuilder As String strBuilder = "<script language = 'javascript'>" 
strBuilder = strBuilder & "document.forms.Form1.txtSearch.focus();" 
strBuilder = strBuilder & "</script>" 
RegisterStartupScript("Focus", strBuilder.ToString)

That's my code to set the focus back on the text box. Any help is appreciated!

Thanks in advance!!

**ccoder** · Jan 18th, 2005, 10:15 AM

You want to use the various range methods. Here is some code that I was playing around with when I was trying out some of the same things. Take a look at the EOT function.

Code:

<html> 
 <head> 
  <script type="text/javascript">
   function EOT(txt)
    {
     var range = txt.createTextRange();
     
     range.move("textedit");
     range.select();
    }

   function EOW(txt)
    {
     var range = txt.createTextRange();
     
     range.move("word", 2);
     range.select();
    }
  </script>
 </head> 
 <body onload="document.frm.vanilla.select()";> 
  <form name="frm">
  <textarea cols="80" rows="4" wrap="soft">Testing plain vanilla textarea block</textarea>
  <br /><br />
  <textarea cols="80" rows="4" wrap="soft" onfocus="EOT(this);">Testing EOT in a textarea block</textarea>
  <br /><br />
  <input type="text" size="50" value="Testing EOT in an input block" onfocus="EOT(this);">
  <br /><br />
  <input type="text" size="50" value="Testing plain vanilla input block" name="vanilla">
  <br /><br />
  <input type="text" size="50" value="Testing EOW in an input block" onclick="EOW(this);">
  <br /><br />
  <input type="text" size="50" value="Testing clear on select" onfocus="this.value = '';">
  <br /><br />
  <input type="text" size="50" value="Testing highlight all on select" onfocus="this.select();">
  </form>
 </body>
</html>

You may also want to look at some of the other '1st parameter' values for the .move method.

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