how to locate my cursor current position?

[pfchin]

dear all,

i would like to ask a question about php & javascript, how could i know where is my cursor current position when i type in a <textarea> ??? can i locate my cursor with php or javascript even it is in the middle of words???

thanks & regards,
pf

[herve]

Hi,

yes you can with ".caretPos" property

a full example here :

http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/Web_Languages/JavaScript/Q_20348970.html

or here :

http://p2p.wrox.com/archive/javascript_objects/2001-08/0.asp

Hervé.