HTMLInputElement.select()

The HTMLInputElement.select() method selects all the text in a <textarea> element or an <input> element with a text field.

Syntax

JavaScript
element.select()

Specification

Specification Status Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'select' in that specification.
Living Standard  

Notes

Calling element.select() will not necessarily focus the input, so it is often used with HTMLElement.focus().

See also

License

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-us/docs/web/api/htmlinputelement/select

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