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AutoDirectionInputs.js
function setAutoDirection(jqueryNodeList, defaultDirection) {
jqueryNodeList.keyup(function (e) {
var val = e.target.value || e.target.placeholder;
e.target.dir = val ? ((val.charCodeAt(0) >= 0x0600 && val.charCodeAt(0) <= 0x06FF) ? "rtl" : "ltr") : defaultDirection || "rtl";
});
}
// ---------------- USAGE ---------------- //
setAutoDirection($("input[type=text]")); // default: "rtl"
setAutoDirection($("input[type=text]"), "ltr"); // default: "ltr"
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Babak, you transformed the code very nicely 👍 Its very clean & short

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