Javascript Form How to - Highlight the text in the input text box

Question

We would like to know how to highlight the text in the input text box.

Answer


<html>
    <head>
    <script language="JavaScript">
    function selectText(){<!--from w w w .j  a  va 2 s  .  c  o m-->
      document.myForm.myText.select();
      document.myForm.myText.focus();
    }
    </script>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form name="myForm">
      <input type=TEXT value="hello world" name="myText">
      <input type=BUTTON value="Click to Select Text" name="myButton" onClick="selectText()">
    </form>
    </body>
</html>

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