Implementing Text-As-You-Type Auto Correct Replacements using JavaScript
source link: https://www.textcontrol.com/blog/2023/01/17/implementing-auto-correct-replacements-using-javascript/
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Text-as-you-type auto correct is a popular feature that replaces a specific phrase or character combination with a longer text while typing. Consider you are repeating specific phrases again and again such as "Thanks for your request". In this case, auto correct would convert the typed characters TY into this phrase while typing text.
Keypress Event
For performance reasons, the JavaScript keypress event is used to store contiguous character codes. If the SPACE key is pressed, the function is trynig to find the typed word in the dictionary of shortcuts. In case the word has been found, the shortcut is selected and replaced with the long text.
Exceptions
The shortcut should be only replaced in case the SPACE key is pressed. In other situations such as the ENTER or TAB key, the shortcut should be ignored. The same is valid in case the input position has been changed to another location. In these cases, the character array charCodes of typed characters is emptied again.
Live Demo
We implemented this code as part of our online demos. Test this live by launching the demo application.
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