Javascript examples for jQuery:Text
Using Javascript .focus() highlights text
<html> <head> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.8.3.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> $(window).load(function(){//from www . j ava 2 s .co m $(document).ready(function() { var $field = $("#formloginusername"), oldVal = $field.val(); $field.focus().val('').val(oldVal); }); }); </script> </head> <body> <input id="formloginusername" value="this is a value"> </body> </html>