JavaScript Text Auto-Select onClick

[JavaScriptBank]

If this JavaScript code example installed on a web page, when users click on text-container HTML elements then it will select all of its inner text automatically.



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How to setup

Step 1: Copy & Paste JavaScript code below in your HEAD section
JavaScript

<script type="text/javascript">
// Created by: Matt Murphy | http://www.matts411.com/
// This script downloaded from www.JavaScriptBank.com

function autoSelect(selectTarget) {
 	if(selectTarget != null && ((selectTarget.childNodes.length == 1
      && selectTarget.childNodes[0].nodeName == "#text") || (selectTarget.tagName == "INPUT"
      && selectTarget.type == "text"))) {
  		if(selectTarget.tagName == 'TEXTAREA' || (selectTarget.tagName == "INPUT" && selectTarget.type == "text")) {
  			 selectTarget.select();
  		} else if(window.getSelection) { // FF, Safari, Opera
   			var sel = window.getSelection();
   			var range = document.createRange();
   			range.selectNode(selectTarget.firstChild);
   			sel.removeAllRanges();
   			sel.addRange(range);
  		} else { // IE
   			document.selection.empty();
   			var range = document.body.createTextRange();
   			range.moveToElementText(selectTarget);
   			range.select();
  		}
 	}
}
</script>

Step 2: Copy & Paste HTML code below in your BODY section
HTML

<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">A <code>div</code> Element:</h4>

<div onclick="autoSelect(this);">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nam ultrices vestibulum elit. Mauris congue sapien sed dolor. Pellentesque sem augue, porttitor id, placerat ac, congue ac, eros. Etiam fermentum consectetuer pede. Donec tincidunt. Suspendisse non nisi. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Integer porta egestas sapien.
</div>

<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">An <code>input</code> Element:</h4>
<input type="text" size="50" onclick="autoSelect(this);" value="Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.">

<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">A <code>textarea</code> Element:</h4>
<textarea rows="5" cols="30" onclick="autoSelect(this);">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Nam ultrices vestibulum elit. Mauris congue sapien sed dolor. Pellentesque sem augue, porttitor id, placerat ac, congue ac, eros. Etiam fermentum consectetuer pede.

</textarea>

<h4 style="margin-bottom: 0;">A <code>pre</code> Element:</h4>
<pre onclick="autoSelect(this);">
function toggle_visibility(id) {
  var e = document.getElementById(id);
  if(e.style.display == 'none')
    e.style.display = 'block';
  else
    e.style.display = 'none';
}
</pre>