Select the text of an element

selectText.js

function selectText(element)
{
    if(document.body.createTextRange) // ie
    {
        var range = document.body.createTextRange();

        range.moveToElementText(element);
        range.select();
    }
    else if(window.getSelection)
    {
        var range = document.createRange();
        range.selectNodeContents(element);

        var selection = window.getSelection();
        selection.removeAllRanges();
        selection.addRange(range);
    }
}