Set mouse focus and move cursor to end of input using jQuery

Question

This question has been asked in a few different formats but I can\'t get any of the answers to work in my scenario.

I am using jQuery to implement command history wh

Answer 1

Ref: @will824 Comment, This solution worked for me with no compatibility issues. Rest of solutions failed in IE9.

var input = $("#inputID");
var tmp = input.val();
input.focus().val("").blur().focus().val(tmp);

Tested and found working in:

Firefox 33
Chrome 34
Safari 5.1.7
IE 9