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+/*
+ * @copyright 2019 Christoph Wurst <christoph@winzerhof-wurst.at>
+ *
+ * @author 2019 Christoph Wurst <christoph@winzerhof-wurst.at>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+import $ from 'jquery'
+
+/**
+ * select a range in an input field
+ * @link http://stackoverflow.com/questions/499126/jquery-set-cursor-position-in-text-area
+ * @param {type} start
+ * @param {type} end
+ */
+$.fn.selectRange = function (start, end) {
+	return this.each(function () {
+		if (this.setSelectionRange) {
+			this.focus();
+			this.setSelectionRange(start, end);
+		} else if (this.createTextRange) {
+			var range = this.createTextRange();
+			range.collapse(true);
+			range.moveEnd('character', end);
+			range.moveStart('character', start);
+			range.select();
+		}
+	});
+};