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at April 25, 2012 07:10 by charliefmoran
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function selectText(element) { var doc = document; var text = doc.getElementById(element); if (doc.body.createTextRange) { // ms var range = doc.body.createTextRange(); range.moveToElementText(text); range.select(); } else if (window.getSelection) { // moz, opera, webkit var selection = window.getSelection(); var range = doc.createRange(); range.selectNodeContents(text); selection.removeAllRanges(); selection.addRange(range); } }
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/985272/jquery-selecting-text-in-an-element-akin-to-highlighting-with-your-mouse
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cross-browser way to select all text in a form element, via Jason on Stack Overflow
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select text in form element
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form, text
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JavaScript