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noah on 03/23/07


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copy selected text

 / Published in: JavaScript
 

This function returns the text that the user currently has selected.

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  1. function getSelectedText(){
  2.   if (window.getSelection){
  3.     txt = window.getSelection();
  4.   }
  5.   else if (document.getSelection) {
  6.     txt = document.getSelection();
  7.   }
  8.   else if (document.selection){
  9.     txt = document.selection.createRange().text;
  10.   }
  11.   else return;
  12.   return txt;
  13. }

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