select text with javascript code example

Example 1: select text with javascript

// highlight text in an input element
element.select();

// highlight a portion of an element
// element.setSelectionRange(start, end, ?direction)
// start, end - start and end indices of the new selection
// direction (optional) - "forward", "backward", or "none" (default)
element.setSelectionRange(3, 5);

Example 2: how to get text from select tag in javascript

<select id="box1" onChange="myNewFunction(this);">
  <option value="98">dog</option>
  <option value="7122">cat</option>
  <option value="142">bird</option>
</select>
<script>
  function myNewFunction(sel) {
  alert(sel.options[sel.selectedIndex].text);
}
</script>