Associate value with mouse double click (hotclick)

[lawrencedaniello]

Hi, may I ask a script correction? I would like to associate a text with mouse double click in a field. This script works in part:

const field = document.querySelector('ID')
field.addEventListener("dblclick", (e) => {field.value = 'some text'});

The problem is that the text I type in the field gets cleared when I re-doubleclick.
Thank you!.

[m_hutley]

What do you WANT it to do instead?

[lawrencedaniello]

Here’s a video explanation, Hutley

[m_hutley]

The video states the problem, not the expected result. From what I can see, your script does exactly what you’ve told it to do. “When i doubleclick the box, set the text in the box to ‘text’.”

[lawrencedaniello]

I would simply like to associate a double click with a standard text, without anything being deleted every time I type. So a sort of hotkey

[m_hutley]

So you want it to ADD the text on double click. Do you want it to add the text at the beginning of what was typed, or at the end?

[lawrencedaniello]

At any point of a text.

[m_hutley]

so at the end (of where it is when you double click). Sure.

@lawrencedaniello

field.value = 'some text'

field.value = field.value + "some text"

(for those that follow: Yes I know I can shorthand that, but i’m demonstrating the full form so it’s easier to understand what’s happening)

[lawrencedaniello]

It works fine now, thanks m_hutley!!!