Javascript DOM onselect Event via HTML Tag onselect attribute

Introduction

This example demonstrates how to assign an "onselect" event to an input element.

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
Select some text: <input type="text" value="Hello world!" onselect="myFunction()">

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function myFunction() {/*from   w  ww  . java2s .  c o  m*/
  document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = "You selected some text!";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

Bubbles: Cancelable: Event type: Supported HTML tags:	No No UiEvent if generated from a user interface, Event otherwise <input type="file">, <input type="password">, <input type="text">, and <textarea>

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