/**
 * Cursor Functions
 *
 * Used for setting and getting text cursor position within an input
 * and textarea field. Also used to get and set selection range.
 * 
 * @author Branden Cash
 * @email [email protected]
 */
 
(function( $ ){
  jQuery.fn.getCursorPosition = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    return $(this).getSelectionStart();
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setCursorPosition = function(position){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    return $(this).setSelection(position, position);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelection = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    var s = $(this).getSelectionStart();
    var e = $(this).getSelectionEnd();
    return this[0].value.substring(s,e);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionStart = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveEnd('character', input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionStart)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionStart;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionEnd = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveStart('character', -input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionEnd)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionEnd;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setSelection = function(selectionStart, selectionEnd) {
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    input = this[0];
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var range = input.createTextRange();
      range.collapse(true);
      range.moveEnd('character', selectionEnd);
      range.moveStart('character', selectionStart);
      range.select();
    } else if (input.setSelectionRange) {
      input.focus();
      input.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
    }
    
    return this;
  }
})( jQuery );

(function( $ ){
  jQuery.fn.getCursorPosition = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    return $(this).getSelectionStart();
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setCursorPosition = function(position){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    return $(this).setSelection(position, position);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelection = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    var s = $(this).getSelectionStart();
    var e = $(this).getSelectionEnd();
    return this[0].value.substring(s,e);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionStart = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveEnd('character', input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionStart)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionStart;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionEnd = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveStart('character', -input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionEnd)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionEnd;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setSelection = function(selectionStart, selectionEnd) {
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    input = this[0];
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var range = input.createTextRange();
      range.collapse(true);
      range.moveEnd('character', selectionEnd);
      range.moveStart('character', selectionStart);
      range.select();
    } else if (input.setSelectionRange) {
      input.focus();
      input.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
    }
    
    return this;
  }
})( jQuery );

(function( $ ){
  jQuery.fn.getCursorPosition = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    return $(this).getSelectionStart();
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setCursorPosition = function(position){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    return $(this).setSelection(position, position);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelection = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    var s = $(this).getSelectionStart();
    var e = $(this).getSelectionEnd();
    return this[0].value.substring(s,e);
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionStart = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveEnd('character', input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionStart)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionStart;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.getSelectionEnd = function(){
    if(this.lengh == 0) return -1;
    input = this[0];
    
    var pos = input.value.length;
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var r = document.selection.createRange().duplicate();
      r.moveStart('character', -input.value.length);
      if (r.text == '') 
        pos = input.value.length;
      pos = input.value.lastIndexOf(r.text);
    } else if(typeof(input.selectionEnd)!="undefined")
      pos = input.selectionEnd;
    
    return pos;
  }
  
  jQuery.fn.setSelection = function(selectionStart, selectionEnd) {
    if(this.lengh == 0) return this;
    input = this[0];
    
    if (input.createTextRange) {
      var range = input.createTextRange();
      range.collapse(true);
      range.moveEnd('character', selectionEnd);
      range.moveStart('character', selectionStart);
      range.select();
    } else if (input.setSelectionRange) {
      input.focus();
      input.setSelectionRange(selectionStart, selectionEnd);
      console.log(input);
    }
    
    return this;
  }
})( jQuery );

Used on `<input>`'s and `<textarea>`'s
Several jQuery functions for getting the current cursor position and setting the current cursor position. Also allows for selecting text in a certain range.

Usage:
<pre>
  $("input[name='username']").getCursorPosition();
  $("input[name='username']").setCursorPosition(5);
  $("input[name='username']").getSelection();
  $("input[name='username']").getSelectionStart();
  $("input[name='username']").getSelectionEnd();
  $("input[name='username']").setSelection(4, 20);
</pre>

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