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HTMLInputElement: select() method - Web APIs | MDN
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HTMLInputElement: select() method
Baseline
Widely available
This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It’s been available across browsers since July 2015.
The HTMLInputElement.select() method selects all the text
in a <textarea> element or in an <input> element
that includes a text field.
Syntax
js
select()
Parameters
None.
Return value
None (undefined).
Examples
Click the button in this example to select all the text in the
<input> element.
HTML
html
<input type="text" id="text-box" size="20" value="Hello world!" />
<button>Select text</button>
JavaScript
js
function selectText() {
const input = document.getElementById("text-box");
input.focus();
input.select();
}
document.querySelector("button").addEventListener("click", selectText);
Result
Notes
Calling element.select() will not necessarily focus the input, so it is
often used with HTMLElement.focus.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML # dom-textarea/input-select |
Browser compatibility
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