JavaScript DHTML/Document/Selection
Clear a selection
<source lang="html4strict">
<head> <script language="JavaScript">
function function1() {
document.selection.clear();
}
</script> </head> <body>
Select any part of it and click the button below.
<button onclick="function1();">Delete selection</button> </body> </html>
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Empty a selection
<source lang="html4strict">
<html> <body> <script language="JavaScript"> function function1() {
document.selection.empty();
} </script>
you release the mouse.
You can select text in this paragraph in various places.
</body> </html>
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Selection type
<source lang="html4strict">
<html> <body onclick="alert(document.selection.type);">
Select any element in the page
<input type="text" value="Some text"> <input type="button" value="Some button"> </body> </html>
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Selection type Detail Example
<source lang="html4strict">
<html> <body>
Select a portion of the sample text here. Then click the button
<input type="button" value="Click here" onclick="alert(document.selection.typeDetail);"> </body> </html>
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