JavaScript onselect Event
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JavaScript onselect Event
The onselect event occurs after text inside an <input type="text"> or <textarea> is selected.
onselect Event as Attribute
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Select some characters in the Input Field</p>
<input type="email" onselect="myFunction()" value="John Doe">
<script>
function myFunction() {
alert("Some text is selected");
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element onselect = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.onselect = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("select" , myScript);
onselect Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Select some characters in the Input Field</p>
<input type="email" value="John Doe">
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];
function myFunction() {
alert("Some text is selected");
}
x.onselect = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Select some characters in the Input Field</p>
<input type="email" value="John Doe">
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];
function myFunction() {
alert("Some text is selected");
}
x.addEventListener("select", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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