Select Text Boxes with JavaScript

Javascript Web Development Object Oriented Programming

Yes, select text box with JavaScript using the select() method. At first, let us create an input text −

Enter your Name:<input type="text" id="txtName" value="John">
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="check()">Select Text Box</button>

Now, let us select the text box on button click −

Example

Live Demo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initialscale=1.0">
<title>Document</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/themes/base/jquery-ui.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/ui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
Enter your Name:<input type="text" id="txtName" value="John">
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="check()">Select Text Box</button>
<script>
   function check(){
      document.getElementById("txtName").select();
   }
</script>
</body>
</html>

To run the above program, save the file name “anyName.html(index.html)” and right click on the file. Select the option “Open with Live Server” in VS Code editor.