How to write at cursor position into input box with a button in JavaScript

Question

I have a button that when clicked writes a text to a specific input box, but I have many input boxes and I would like to set it to write anywhere my cursor is at the moment, or whichever input box is selected. How can I do this?

Google for *js get input with focus*, then *js get input cursor position* and finaly *js add char to the middle of string*. I guarantee you these keywords will lead you to the right stackoverflow questions. — Al.G., Aug 27 '17 at 11:36
Probable this link will help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16105482/get-current-cursor-position-in-a-textbox. — atiq1589, Aug 27 '17 at 11:37

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 27 '17 at 11:48

Idea to solve this problem is

when user click a input box save element reference to a variable including position with help of this link
```
var elInfo = {
   el : object, // element reference
   pos: 0 // current position
};
```
when user click that button retrieve information from the variable and append your text to the element.

How to write at cursor position into input box with a button in JavaScript

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