Availability

JavaScript 1.0

Synopsis

input.select(  ) 

Description

The select( ) method selects the text displayed in a Text, Textarea, Password, or FileUpload element. The effects of selecting text may vary from platform to platform, but typically, invoking this method produces the same result as the user dragging the mouse across all the text in the specified Text object. On most platforms, this produces the following effects:

• The text is highlighted, often displayed with colors reversed.

• If the text remains selected the next time the user types a character, the selected text is deleted and replaced with the newly typed character.

• On some platforms, the text becomes available for cut-and-paste.

The user can usually deselect text by clicking in the Text object or by moving the cursor. Once deselected, the user can add and delete individual characters without replacing the entire text value.