"Select all" when the bootstrap button is pressed

Question

Say I have this input:

  <li><input type="text" id="elementHeight" class="form-control" placeholder="Height"> </li>

and I want to "Select All" in the input field when the user clicks on it.

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Nicholas kyriakides Feb 23 '14 at 11:33

3 answers

From a similar question, I got the answer that I prefer.

<input type="text" onfocus="this.select();" onmouseup="return false;" />

+4

santiaago Apr 12 '15 at 10:29

when the field is focused, click

$("#elementHeight").focus(function(){
    this.select();
});

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Reza Feb 23 '14 at 11:38

Dawid rusnak · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-23T11:35:51+0000

$('input').click(function () {
    this.select();
});