How to Find Selection Text In TextArea In IE

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hi my dear friends

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<html>
<head>
</head>

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
function getalert()
{
alert();
}
</script>

<body>

  <textarea id="TextArea1" ></textarea>
  <input type="button" onclick="getalert()" value="Clickme"/>

</body>
</html>

how to Alert selection Text In IE browser!
Only IE IE IE
thanks

Posted 12-Aug-12 7:24am

Seyed Ahmad Mirzaee

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enhzflep · Answer 1 · 2012-08-12T08:17:00

Okay, you asked for it!

This will work in IE - it won't work in Chrome - haven't tested elsewhere:

JavaScript

function getalert()
{
	var selTxtRng = document.selection.createRange();
	var selTxt = selTxtRng.text;
	alert(selTxt);
}

If you need a cross-browser implementation, look for the function "ToggleTagWrap" in the source code for any Code-Project page that includes a post editor. ('editor' used for Quick Answers comment wont work)