set-input-value

Set an input's value without losing the user's cursor position.

Example

var set = require("set-input-value");
var input = document.getElementById("my-input");
 
// Uppercase the value
set(input, input.value.toUpperCase());
 
// Add a prefix and shift the cursor accordingly
var prefix = "A: ";
set(input, prefix + input.value, prefix.length);

API

set(input, value, shift)

Update the value of the given input element.

• input: input element to update
• value: new value
• shift: amount to shift the previous cursor by (default: 0)

Browser Support

This module currently uses the input.setSelectionRange which is not supported in IE before version 9. A polyfill is possible - see http://jsfiddle.net/EXH2k/6/.

Installation

npm install set-input-value