HTMLTextAreaElement: select event
The select
event fires when some text has been selected.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("select", (event) => {});
onselect = (event) => {};
Event type
A generic Event
.
Examples
Selection logger
html
<textarea>Try selecting some text in this element.</textarea>
<p id="log"></p>
js
function logSelection(event) {
const log = document.getElementById("log");
const selection = event.target.value.substring(
event.target.selectionStart,
event.target.selectionEnd
);
log.textContent = `You selected: ${selection}`;
}
const textarea = document.querySelector("textarea");
textarea.addEventListener("select", logSelection);
onselect equivalent
You can also set up the event handler using the onselect
property:
js
textarea.onselect = logSelection;
Specifications
Specification |
---|
HTML Standard # event-select |
HTML Standard # handler-onselect |
Browser compatibility
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