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krates · 10-12-2007, 12:34 PM

Here is a simple script sometimes you want to highlight verything in a text field so that the user can copy it or something.
script goes here

<form>
<center>
<input type=button value=”Highlight All” onClick=”javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();thi s.form.textarea.select();”>
<br>
<textarea NAME=”textarea” ROWS=10 COLS=30 WRAP=VIRTUAL>
Put all the content over here.
Thanks kushagra
</textarea>
</center>
</form>

just notice one the textarea name is textarea and
javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();this.form.te xtarea.select();

Change every textarea word with the name of your text area

and for a google type by just clicking on textarea everything gets selected you can do

<form>
<center>

<textarea NAME="textarea" ROWS=10 COLS=30 WRAP=VIRTUAL onClick="javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();thi s.form.textarea.select();">

Put all the content over here.

Thanks kushagra
</textarea>
</center>
</form>

http://www.easytutorial.info/?p=22

please double check for the whitespaces by mistakes

thanks
krates

10-12-2007, 12:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
krates Be CoOl rAp RuLeZ !!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,968	Creating a button to select everything in a text area. Here is a simple script sometimes you want to highlight verything in a text field so that the user can copy it or something. script goes here <form> <center> <input type=button value=”Highlight All” onClick=”javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();thi s.form.textarea.select();”> <br> <textarea NAME=”textarea” ROWS=10 COLS=30 WRAP=VIRTUAL> Put all the content over here. Thanks kushagra </textarea> </center> </form> just notice one the textarea name is textarea and javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();this.form.te xtarea.select(); Change every textarea word with the name of your text area and for a google type by just clicking on textarea everything gets selected you can do <form> <center> <textarea NAME="textarea" ROWS=10 COLS=30 WRAP=VIRTUAL onClick="javascript:this.form.textarea.focus();thi s.form.textarea.select();"> Put all the content over here. Thanks kushagra </textarea> </center> </form> http://www.easytutorial.info/?p=22 please double check for the whitespaces by mistakes thanks krates __________________ iPhone 3G 16GB + Samsung I450 + Sennheiser CXL 400 + PSP Phat + Samsung NC10 :D Previous phones: N73ME , W810I , Asus P320 Last edited by krates; 10-12-2007 at 12:41 PM.