Paste html in place of selected text

[wwecricket]

hi,
i want to insert span tag in place of selected text

i m doing this ....
document.execCo mmand('copy',fa lse);
selectedText = window.clipboar dData.getData(" Text");
window.clipboar dData.setData(" Text","<span>"+ selectedText+"</span>");

but it is inserting it as text rather then html ... wat shud i do ?

[ashsa]

hi,
i want to insert span tag in place of selected text

i m doing this ....
document.execCo mmand('copy',fa lse);
selectedText = window.clipboar dData.getData(" Text");
window.clipboar dData.setData(" Text","<span>"+ selectedText+"</span>");

but it is inserting it as text rather then html ... wat shud i do ?

could you be a bit clear?? where do you wanna insert the span tag ?

[kovik]

hi,
i want to insert span tag in place of selected text

i m doing this ....
document.execCo mmand('copy',fa lse);
selectedText = window.clipboar dData.getData(" Text");
window.clipboar dData.setData(" Text","<span>"+ selectedText+"</span>");

but it is inserting it as text rather then html ... wat shud i do ?

Inserting as text where? In a textarea? You cannot put HTML into an input or textarea.

[shweta123]

Hi,

Can you please refer this Link