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Get caret character offset at selection
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getCaretCharOffset.js
function getCaretCharOffset(elm) {
var caretOffset = 0;
if (window.getSelection) {
var range = window.getSelection().getRangeAt(0),
preCaretRange = range.cloneRange();
preCaretRange.selectNodeContents(elm)
preCaretRange.setEnd(range.endContainer, range.endOffset)
caretOffset = preCaretRange.toString().length
}
return caretOffset
}
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krnss commented Sep 12, 2023 •
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this function don`t count \n or "<"br/">"

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yairEO commented Sep 13, 2023

Usage example: https://jsbin.com/runajon/edit?js,output

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