Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Textarea select() Method

The select() method selects the entire contents of a textarea.

Browser Support


`select`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

textareaObject.select()

Parameters

None.

Return Value

No return value.

Example

The following code shows how to select the contents of a textarea.


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
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<textarea id="myTextarea">
this is a test<!--from   w  w  w  .  j  ava 2  s .c  o  m-->
</textarea>
<button type="button" onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    document.getElementById("myTextarea").select();
}
</script>
</body>
</html>

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