Select all help

[ngreenwood6]

I have the following code:

 

<div class=\"rj_insertcode\"><div class=\"' + languageClassPrefix + codeType + '\">' + xmlhttp.responseText + '</div></div><p></p>

 

This code inserts a code block. The xmlhttp.responseText is the actual code that is inserted. I need to create a select all button for the code block. Can someone please tell me how to parse the data from xmlhttp.responseText and select it? Any help is appreciated.

[ngreenwood6]

bump any help is appreciated

[haku]

Can you explain more clearly what you are trying to do?

[ngreenwood6]

Basically I am trying to create a button that will select all of the code inside of a div. Pretty much like how you can use the select button on these forums when someone posts code. The xmlhttp.responseText is where the code is going to be.

[haku]

Then why not start with the function on this forum!

 

HTML:

<a class="codeoperation" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" href="javascript:void(0);">[select]</a>

Javascript:

function smfSelectText(oCurElement, bActOnElement)
{
// The place we're looking for is one div up, and next door - if it's auto detect.
if (typeof(bActOnElement) == 'boolean' && bActOnElement)
	var oCodeArea = document.getElementById(oCurElement);
else
	var oCodeArea = oCurElement.parentNode.nextSibling;

if (typeof(oCodeArea) != 'object' || oCodeArea == null)
	return false;

// Start off with my favourite, internet explorer.
if (document.body.createTextRange)
{
	var oCurRange = document.body.createTextRange();
	oCurRange.moveToElementText(oCodeArea);
	oCurRange.select();
}
// Firefox at el.
else if (window.getSelection)
{
	var oCurSelection = window.getSelection();
	// Safari is special!
	if (oCurSelection.setBaseAndExtent)
	{
		var oLastChild = oCodeArea.lastChild;
		oCurSelection.setBaseAndExtent(oCodeArea, 0, oLastChild, typeof(oLastChild.innerText) == 'undefined' ? oLastChild.textContent.length : oLastChild.innerText.length);
	}
	else
	{
		var curRange = document.createRange();
		curRange.selectNodeContents(oCodeArea);

		oCurSelection.removeAllRanges();
		oCurSelection.addRange(curRange);
	}
}

return false;
}