Use JavaScript to place cursor at end of text in text input element

Question

What is the best way (and I presume simplest way) to place the cursor at the end of the text in a input text element via JavaScript - after focus has been set to the element

Answer 1

If the input field just needs a static default value I usually do this with jQuery:

$('#input').focus().val('Default value');

This seems to work in all browsers.