Onclick Select All and Copy to Clipboard (javascript)
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by Sajith M.R in html
In sometimes, in html , if you want to select the text for a textbox or a textarea , you can use the following script
<script type=”text/javascript”>
function select_all(obj)
{ var text_val=eval(obj);
text_val.focus();
text_val.select();
if (!document.all) return; // IE only
r= text_val.createTextRange();
r.execCommand(\\’copy\\’);
} </script>
The html part is:
<input value=”http://www.sajithmr.com” onclick=”select_all(this)” name=”url” type=”text” />The above script will select all the text for input field and copy to clipboard (for IE only)
Brad
Apr 19th, 2008
Well this is just terrible. Just use this simple bit of code in the textbox or textarea.
onFocus=”this.select();”
Or maybe I’m just misinterpreting what your trying to do.
Sajith M.R
Apr 19th, 2008
Brad,
Here not only just select, also copy the content into your clipboard.
(Similar to right click select all and copy)
tonk
Apr 19th, 2008
goosebumps
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May 5th, 2008
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Pigeon
May 6th, 2008
It doesn’t work, at least not in Opera, the line
r.execCommand(\’copy\’);
gives an inline script compilation error at the escaped quotes. If I unescape the quotes it gives a type mismatch error on the same line.
topigeon
Jun 2nd, 2008
What part of “The html part is:
The above script will select all the text for input field and copy to clipboard (for IE only)” do you not understand? IE = Internet Explorer != Opera.
selva
Jul 18th, 2008
how to copy a text in textbox to clipboard in mozilla???
Lindsay-Lohan
Jul 31st, 2008
thanks! very nice!
Anna8
Aug 4th, 2008
Yes, great job.
Interesting indeed.
Raja
Aug 28th, 2008
Check this link… working good…
Copy to Clipboard
Neenbyday
Oct 2nd, 2008
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Sajith M.R
Oct 2nd, 2008
You can mail me at: admin@sajithmr.com
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Oct 3rd, 2008
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Oct 27th, 2008
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Nick
Nov 6th, 2008
Nice one, this is really handy – thanks very much indeed. I prefer the this.select(); route myself as it’s so simple..
Does anyone know an equally simple way to copy the contents to clipboard (in any browser)?
Thanks very much indeed.
Sexualxe
Nov 7th, 2008
Hello you forum best. And Bye. just test. .
:) 
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Nov 15th, 2008
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HSCharles
Nov 16th, 2008
I have a flash site
i’m looking for the script who shows google ads with flash.
how can i get it?
a
Dec 9th, 2008
is there a way to do select all with for example ?
iTashaLIL
Dec 10th, 2008
Hellow
Could you help me. I have troubles with your site. It it works not fast.
Can somebody help me to solve the problem or explain why it can be so?
Thanks
QuicMicaPrurb
Dec 28th, 2008
Hi, just saying a blated hello
Job Abijah
Dec 30th, 2008
This is very handy indeed – thank you very much for posting.
@Pidgeon – I just tested it in opera and it worked fine for me (in addition to IE, Safari & Firefox)
Anyway thanks very much for posting this, very useful cheers.
ertarunz7
Jan 17th, 2009
Hii … Thanks for the script … But sorry its not working for me … can any one place an example for this .
Thanks
ertarunz7@gmail.com
Jan 17th, 2009
I have found one more similar scripts and it worked fine for me so i thought posting it here .. so that it may help you all.. but its working only in IE.
Please see if any one get one that works for all (firefox, IE … )
function ClipBoard()
{
//holdtext.innerText = copytext.innerText;
Copied = holdtext.createTextRange();
Copied.execCommand(”RemoveFormat”);
Copied.execCommand(”Copy”);
}
// Html part
hello all
Copy to Clipboard
Thanks
ertarunz7@gmail.com
Jan 17th, 2009
Re-writting HTML part .. please remove quotes ..
<!– hello all
Copy to Clipboard –>
hireecdorrozy
Jan 22nd, 2009
Using internet is simple as hell. But I can tell y ou right now, it can be very hard, if you are the first time user.
So, first thing I suggest – open the Explorer, and type in the address you like.
You’ll get there really fast, it depends on your connection speed.
Good luck.
AlexStivenson
Feb 15th, 2009
How you think, in our situation whis crisis its actual?
Sandro
Feb 23rd, 2009
I have great difficulty understanding why some programming experts waste time by displaying outdated scripts that only function in IE.
The whole purpose of the WWW is to produce platform, and browser independent code that everyone can use.
I can recommend the w3c org where much discussion centres around ONE single standard.
brian
May 5th, 2009
i’ve been looking for this all over, thanks for the great post.
prafuldass
May 23rd, 2009
thanks for the post
daya
May 28th, 2009
great soluation.
thanks
Well this is just terrible. Just use this simple bit of code in the textbox or textarea.
onFocus=”this.select();”
Or maybe I’m just misinterpreting what your trying to do.
kraloyun
Jun 16th, 2009
Is there any other code shorter than this – A one line text which will select & copy the clicked area ?
Greg Landers
Aug 4th, 2009
Add this to a textarea or text input so that when click anywhere on the field, it automatically selects all and copy’s to the clipboard.
onclick=”this.select(); var r= this.createTextRange(); r.execCommand(’copy’);”
slashlu
Nov 13th, 2009
thanks for your code,it’s help for me
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Dec 18th, 2009
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