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Try this example - works only in IE5 and above:
Name of methods are case sensitive.
Check MSDN for additional info.
<html>
<head>
<title> Tetxarea select </title>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function sel() {
var rng = document.sForm.sArea.createTextRange();
if (rng!=null) {
b = rng.findText("me"
//returns true or false
if (b) {
rng.select()
}
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body onLoad="sel()">
<h2>Text</h2>
<form name="sForm">
<textarea name="sArea">Test me here</textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html>
Name of methods are case sensitive.
Check MSDN for additional info.
<html>
<head>
<title> Tetxarea select </title>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JScript">
function sel() {
var rng = document.sForm.sArea.createTextRange();
if (rng!=null) {
b = rng.findText("me"
//returns true or falseif (b) {
rng.select()
}
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</head>
<body onLoad="sel()">
<h2>Text</h2>
<form name="sForm">
<textarea name="sArea">Test me here</textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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