JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<button>Click To Select</button>
<input type="text" value="Some text">
<div></div>
JavaScript
$(function() {
$(":input").select(function() {
$("div").text("Something was selected").show().fadeOut(1000);
alert("Selected");
});
$("button").click(function() {
$(":input").select();
});
});