javascript repace enter event with another character
$.fn.replaceCharOnKeyPress = function(chr, replacement) {
var moveCursorBy = replacement.length - chr.length;
this.each(function() {
$(this).keypress(function(e) {
if (e.key == chr) {
// IE
if(document.selection) {
// Determines the selected text. If no text selected, the location of the cursor in the text is returned
var range = document.selection.createRange();
// Place the replacement on the location of the selection, and remove the data in the selection
range.text = replacement;
}
// Chrome + FF
else if(this.selectionStart || this.selectionStart == '0') {
// Determines the start and end of the selection.
// If no text selected, they are the same and the location of the cursor in the text is returned
// Don't make it a jQuery obj, because selectionStart and selectionEnd isn't known.
var start = this.selectionStart;
var end = this.selectionEnd;
// Place the replacement on the location of the selection, and remove the data in the selection
$(this).val($(this).val().substring(0, start) + replacement + $(this).val().substring(end, $(this).val().length));
// Set the cursor back at the correct location in the text
this.selectionStart = start + moveCursorBy + 1;
this.selectionEnd = start + moveCursorBy + 1;
}
else {
// if no selection could be determined,
// place the replacement at the end.
$(this).val($(this).val() + replacement);
}
return false;
}
});
});
return this;
};