JavaScript DHTML/jQuery/select
select(fn) event fires when a user selects some text in a text field, including input and textarea.
<source lang="html4strict">
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$(document).select( function () {
$("div").text("Something was selected").show().fadeOut(1000);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<input type="text" value="Some text" />
<input type="text" value="to test on" />
</body>
</html>
</source>
To do something when text in input boxes is selected:
<source lang="html4strict">
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$(document).select( function () {
$("div").text("Something was selected").show().fadeOut(1000);
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<input type="text" value="Some text" />
<input type="text" value="to test on" />
</body>
</html>
</source>
Trigger the select event on all input elements
<source lang="html4strict">
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery-1.3.2.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
$(":input").select( function () {
$("div").text("selected").show().fadeOut(1000);
});
$("input").select();
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<body>
<input type="text" value="Some text" />
</body>
</html>
</source>
