Selects the text within an element.

selectText.jquery.js

jQuery.fn.selectText = function(){
  var doc = document;
  var element = this[0];
  if (doc.body.createTextRange) {
    var range = document.body.createTextRange();
    range.moveToElementText(element);
    range.select();
  } else if (window.getSelection) {
    var selection = window.getSelection();
    var range = document.createRange();
    range.selectNodeContents(element);
    selection.removeAllRanges();
    selection.addRange(range);
  }
};

selectText.jquery.min.js

jQuery.fn.selectText=function(){var a=document,b=this[0];if(a.body.createTextRange){var c=document.body.createTextRange();c.moveToElementText(b),c.select()}else if(window.getSelection){var d=window.getSelection(),c=document.createRange();c.selectNodeContents(b),d.removeAllRanges(),d.addRange(c)}};