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Insert a CR/LF into a textarea

rated 0 times [ 111] [ 3] / answers: 1 / hits: 27495 / 13 Years ago, fri, april 15, 2011, 12:00:00

I've got the following code:

document.onkeydown=function(e) {

if (e.which == 13 && isCtrl) {

   log('Ctrl CR');

} else if (e.which == 17) {

   isCtrl = true;

};

I need to insert a Carriage Return/Line feed where the cursor is located in the input textarea.
Now that I think about it, I should probably be using a textarea selector instead of document.onkeydown, but $('textarea').onkeydown doesn't work.

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answered 13 Years ago louiemarvinm · Accepted Answer

$('textarea').keydown(function (e){

    var $this = $(this);

    if (e.which === 13 && e.ctrlKey) {

        $this.val($this.val() + 'rn'); // untested code (to add CRLF)

    }

});

Reference

.keydown

Event object