# Make input text box empty and ready to get next input from starting position

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-input-text-box-empty-and-ready-to-get-next-input-from-starting-position/323965>\
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**Created:** [July 26, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-input-text-box-empty-and-ready-to-get-next-input-from-starting-position/323965 "2011-07-26T11:56:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sathyapriyamani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@sathyapriyamani](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sathyapriyamani)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/make-input-text-box-empty-and-ready-to-get-next-input-from-starting-position/323965/1 "2011-07-26T11:56:51Z")

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hi all,

i have an one input text box, first i type text into it and press space bar at this it will become empty and ready to accept next input from starting position, i make the text box empty by  
textbox.text = “”;  
but the cursor not set to initial position in text box it consider “” as “space” and cursor will display after one space only, i need that cursor again move to starting position , please help me…☹

thanks…