assisrafael/angular-input-masks

Caret does not maintain position when editing value

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#115 opened on Aug 21, 2015

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Description

This masked input seems to work great when entering values in succession, but when entering values in the middle of the string the caret typically jumps to the end of the input on reformatting. I would expect the caret to be after the character typed.

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Tech stack
javascriptangular
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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1-3 hours
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stale
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clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptAngularJSDOM manipulation
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55
Research direction
The issue is about caret position in a masked input. The contributor should find the directive that handles input masking (likely in the main source file) and understand how the value is reformatted. They need to implement logic to save and restore the caret position after updating the input value. Check the existing comments for any hints or partial solutions. There are no linked pull requests. The fix should be localized to the directive's input handler.