jQuery Method to select the contents of a whole page

javascript, jquery

Solution

if ('createRange' in document && 'getSelection' in window) {
    // firefox, opera, webkit
    var range= document.createRange();
    range.selectNodeContents(document.body);
    var selection= window.getSelection();
    selection.removeAllRanges();
    selection.addRange(range);
} else if ('createTextRange' in document.body) {
    // ie
    document.body.createTextRange().select();
}

Problem

How can I select the contents of the whole page using jQuery for later to be copied to clipboard and hence another WYSIWYG. The case is: ``` $("#SelectAll").click(function(){ //CODE TO SELECT ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE CURRENT PAGE /* PS: $("body").focus(); $("body").select(); //doesn't work */ }); ``` Any help is appreciated. Thanks FOUND THE SOLUTION: ``` function selectAll() var e = document.getElementsByTagName('BODY')[0]; var r = document.createRange(); r.selectNodeContents(e); var s = window.getSelection(); s.removeAllRanges(); s.addRange(r); } ``` This works in FF haven't tested in other browsers. Just need to call selectAll wherever I want.

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