JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by edelman

HTML

<div id="selectme">Some text goes here!</div>
<p>Click me!</p>

JavaScript

function SelectText(element) {
    var doc = document;
    var text = doc.getElementById(element);    
    if (doc.body.createTextRange) {
        var range = document.body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(text);
        range.select();
    } else if (window.getSelection) {
        var selection = window.getSelection();
        if (selection.setBaseAndExtent) {
            selection.setBaseAndExtent(text, 0, text, 1);
        } else {
            var range = document.createRange();
            range.selectNodeContents(text);
            selection.removeAllRanges();
            selection.addRange(range);
        }
    }
}

$(function() {
    $('p').click(function() {
        SelectText('selectme');
    });
});