I was wondering if there was any way to use Javascript (or any language) to select text located in a div for the user, and I dont mean "highlight", as in, change the background color, I mean to select the text for use in copying and pasting.
...I havnt come across any solution but if there is one I would love to hear it.
You mean a user highlights a portion of text and you use JS to copy the text portion? IE, FF, and Chrome read value of range selection differently. If I remember correctly, IE uses document.selection, FF uses window.getSelection(), and Chrome uses window.getSelection() but with value of setBaseAndExtent. Search for those keywords on the Internet for more info.
No, I mean a function that SELECTS the text FOR the user. User clicks on button or link, and text from a certain div gets highlight for them. I know it can be done with text areas and such in forms, but what about text in regular divs?
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