Question

jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
    $('input[type="text"]').live('focus', function() {
        if (this.value == 'someValue') {
            this.select();
        }
    });
});

The same result with .delegate() and .on().

What am I missing?

Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

Works fine for me using .on. Perhaps you want it to select the text when you click?

$("form").on("click", ":text", function(){
    if ( $(this).val() === "someValue" ) {
        $(this).select();
    }
});​

Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/jonathansampson/nfKm7/