Is there any Javascript function or method that returns selected text?

[SpArKy]

For e.g, I have a textarea and I want to get only the selected text
(the text I mark with the mouse).
Anybody?

ThX

[Olexiy Merenkov]

Re: Is there any Javascript function or method that returns selected text?

Hello,

function getSel()
{
if (document.getSe lection) txt = document.getSel ection();
else if (document.selec tion) txt = document.select ion.createRange ().text;
else return;

document.forms[0].selectedtext.v alue = txt.replace(new
RegExp('([\\f\\n\\r\\t\\v ])+', 'g')," ");
}
I've found this function here:http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/js/selected.html
Kindest Regards,
Olexiy Merenkov

http://www.merenkov.com/olexiy

[color=blue]
> For e.g, I have a textarea and I want to get only the selected text
> (the text I mark with the mouse).
> Anybody?
>
> ThX[/color]

[DU]

Re: Is there any Javascript function or method that returns selectedtext?

SpArKy wrote:[color=blue]
> For e.g, I have a textarea and I want to get only the selected text
> (the text I mark with the mouse).
> Anybody?
>
> ThX[/color]

function ShowSelectedTex t()
{
if (window.getSele ction) // recent Mozilla versions
{
var selectedString = window.getSelec tion();
}
else if (document.all) // MSIE 4+
{
var selectedString = document.select ion.createRange ().text;
}
else if (document.getSe lection) //older Mozilla versions
{
var selectedString = document.getSel ection();
};

alert("The text you selected is \n'" + selectedString + "'");
}

DU
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