move cursor to the beginning of the input field?

Question

when you click on \'Ask question\' here in Stackoverflow you see a text \"What\'s your programming question? Be descriptive.\"

i want the same thing and all i need f

Answer 1

You can use focus() method. If I recall jQuery, its like this: $("#question_input_field_id").focus(); (If I got your question right)

Update: Setting cursor at the beginning:

$("#question_input_field_id").focus();
$("#question_input_field_id").get(0).setSelectionRange(0,0);