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<!--> <!DOCTYPE> <a> <abbr> <acronym> <address> <applet> <area> <article> <aside> <audio> <b> <base> <basefont> <bdi> <bdo> <big> <blockquote> <body> <br> <button> <canvas> <caption> <center> <cite> <code> <col> <colgroup> <command> <datalist> <dd> <del> <details> <dfn> <dialog> <dir> <div> <dl> <dt> <em> <embed> <fieldset> <figcaption> <figure> <font> <footer> <form> <frame> <frameset> <head> <header> <hgroup> <h1> - <h6> <hr> <html> <i> <iframe> <img> <input> <ins> <kbd> <keygen> <label> <legend> <li> <link> <map> <mark> <menu> <meta> <meter> <nav> <noframes> <noscript> <object> <ol> <optgroup> <option> <output> <p> <param> <pre> <progress> <q> <rp> <rt> <ruby> <s> <samp> <script> <section> <select> <small> <source> <span> <strike> <strong> <style> <sub> <summary> <sup> <table> <tbody> <td> <textarea> <tfoot> <th> <thead> <time> <title> <tr> <track> <tt> <u> <ul> <var> <video> <wbr>HTML onselect Event Attribute
Example
Execute a JavaScript after some text has been selected in an <input> element:
<input type="text" onselect="showMsg() value="Hello world!">
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Browser Support
The onselect event attribute is supported in all major browsers.
Definition and Usage
The onselect attribute fires after some text has been selected in an element.
The onselect attribute can be used within: <input type="file">, <input type="password">, <input type="text">, <keygen>, and <textarea>.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
None.
Syntax
<element onselect="script">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| script | The script to be run on onselect |
HTML Event Attributes
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