( function ($, undefined) {
     $.fn.getCursorPosition =  function () {
         var  el = $( this ).get(0);
         var  pos = 0;
         if  ( 'selectionStart'  in  el) {
             pos = el.selectionStart;
         }  else  if  ( 'selection'  in  document) {
             el.focus();
             var  Sel = document.selection.createRange();
             var  SelLength = document.selection.createRange().text.length;
             Sel.moveStart( 'character' , -el.value.length);
             pos = Sel.text.length - SelLength;
         }
         return  pos;
     }
})(jQuery);
< textarea  id = "the_id_value" >the text is an example</ textarea >
                                                    
< a  href = "#"  $('#the_id_value').getCursorPosition() );
     return false;">点击我</ a >