web api instance method

HTMLTextAreaElement: select() method

The select() method of the HTMLTextAreaElement interface selects the entire contents of the <textarea> element. In addition, the select event is fired. The select() method does not take any parameters and does not return a value.

Syntax

select()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Examples

const textarea = document.getElementById("text-box");
textarea.select();

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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