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Asked: 2026-05-11T18:34:25+00:00

using Javascript, it is easy to programatically select the text inside a textarea or

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using Javascript, it is easy to programatically select the text inside a textarea or input text element. How about for

<span>The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog</span>

is it possible to use JavaScript to select the words “quick brown fox”? Or select the whole sentence?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Courtesy of http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=459934

    <script type="text/javascript">
    function fnSelect(objId) {
        fnDeSelect();
        if (document.selection) {
        var range = document.body.createTextRange();
            range.moveToElementText(document.getElementById(objId));
        range.select();
        }
        else if (window.getSelection) {
        var range = document.createRange();
        range.selectNode(document.getElementById(objId));
        window.getSelection().addRange(range);
        }
    }

    function fnDeSelect() {
        if (document.selection) document.selection.empty(); 
        else if (window.getSelection)
                window.getSelection().removeAllRanges();
    }
    </script>
<body>

<div id="test1">
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
</div>
<div id="test2">
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
    <p>jhsdgfhlsdlfkjsdklgjs</p>
</div>
<a href="javascript:fnSelect('test1');">Select 1</a>
<a href="javascript:fnSelect('test2');">Select 2</a>
<a href="javascript:fnDeSelect();">DeSelect</a>
</body>
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