How to add text to a textarea with jquery or javascript

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Basically the function will be similar to the "quote" function on most forums. I need to click a button to grab some text and paste that into a textarea box.

I've tried some things and they work, however, they don't work with everything. For example, they don't work when the text that I need to grab has white spaces or apostrophes or if the text is very long. Any help?

I've tried most of the solutions outlined in this thread: Insert text into textarea with jQuery and they do not work.

Darin Dimitrov · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-03 21:45:09Z

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var element = $('#idofyourdomelement');
element.val(element.val() + ' foo bar added');

And live demo as always.

answered May 3, 2011 at 21:45

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kevinkt Over a year ago

It doesn't work when the text has apostrophes. Doesn't work when it has white spaces.

Darin Dimitrov Over a year ago

@user594623, which text? The one in the textarea or theone you are adding to? Because as you can see in the live demo I provided there are white spaces in both and it works. I've also tested with apostrophes and it worked. So maybe you can show your non-working code?

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