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select

The select event is fired when some text is being selected. The event might not be available for all elements in all languages. For example, in [HTML5], select events can be dispatched only on form input and textarea elements.

General info

Specification: DOM L3
Interface: UIEvent if generated from a user interface, Event otherwise.
Bubbles: Yes
Cancelable: No
Target: Element
Default Action: None

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`target` Read only	`EventTarget`	The event target (the topmost target in the DOM tree).
`type` Read only	`DOMString`	The type of event.
`bubbles` Read only	`Boolean`	Whether the event normally bubbles or not.
`cancelable` Read only	`Boolean`	Whether the event is cancellable or not.
`view` Read only	`WindowProxy`	`document.defaultView` (`window` of the document)
`detail` Read only	`long` (`float`)	0.

Example

<input id="test" type="text" value="Select me!" />
<script>
  var elem = document.getElementById('test');
  elem.addEventListener('select', function() {
    alert('Selection changed!');
  }, false);
</script>

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