JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id="container">
<button>Click To Select</button>
<input type="text" value="Some text">
<div id="message"></div>
</div>
JavaScript
$(function() {
$('input').select(function(e) {
e.stopPropagation();
e.preventDefault();
$('#message').text("Something was selected").show().fadeOut(1000);
console.log('Selected');
});
$('button').click(function() {
$('input').select();
});
});