JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<input type="text" value="click me to autoselect"/>
JavaScript
$('input[type="text"]').live('click', function () {
this.select();
});
<input type="text" value="click me to autoselect"/>
$('input[type="text"]').live('click', function () {
this.select();
});