HTMLInputElement.select

The HTMLInputElement.select() method selects all the text in a <textarea> element or an <input> element with a text field.

Syntax

element.select()

Specification

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'select' in that specification.	Living Standard

Notes

Calling element.select() will not necessarily focus the input, so it is often used with HTMLElement.focus().

See also

• <input>
• <textarea>
• HTMLInputElement
• HTMLInputElement.setSelectionRange