highlighting a few characters in a text box

[csbdeady]

Hi

If I have a text box or a textarea on a form that is dynamically pre-populated, is it possible in HTML, CSS or Javascript to specify just a portion of the text to be highlighted (ideall with the field having focus)?

For eg:

If I have a text box on a form with the followin pre-populated:

aa bb cc

Can I have it so that the text (between the * in the example) is highlighted as though the cursor had been dragged across it? :

aa *bb* cc

Thanks
-Colin

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

As far as I know, this can only be done in IE, using text ranges... So if you're after a cross-browser, or cross-platform solution, you might be out of luck.

Dan