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highlight the text in a "text" input

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bardley

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In a text input, is it possible not only to focus but to actually select (highlight, a la cut/paste) the contents of the box?
I tried focus, but it only puts the cursor at the beginning. Brad Gunsalus
Cymtec Systems, Inc.
bgunsalus@cymtec.com
 
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use the .select() instead of a .focus() method to highlight the contents of a text inout field --------------------------------------------------
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