An event handler for the select event on the window.
Syntax
window.onselect = funcRef;
funcRefis a function.
Example
<html>
<head>
<title>onselect test</title>
<style type="text/css">
.text1 { border: 2px solid red; }
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onselect = selectText;
function selectText()
{
alert("select event detected!");
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<textarea class="text1" cols="30" rows="3">
Highlight some of this text
with the mouse pointer
to fire the onselect event.
</textarea>
</body>
</html>
Notes
The select event only fires when text inside a text input or textarea is selected. The event is fired after the text has been selected.
Specification
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'onselect' in that specification. |
Living Standard |