jQuery .select() for mobile?

Asked Aug 19 '12 at 06:47

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Selecting text on focus using jQuery not working in iPhone iPad Browsers

jQuery.select() method selects all text in an input field and the user can easily copy/paste.

$('#linkModal input').live("click", function(){
  $(this).select();
});

easy.

But, this breaks on mobile devices, specifically mobile Safari on iPhone. Possibly because it is a read-only field, but either way I want the user to select it in order to copy/paste.

Form:

<input type="text disabled" readonly="true" value="user needs to copy/past" />

edited May 23 '17 at 12:27

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asked Aug 19 '12 at 06:47

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the "focus" instead of "click" event still doesn't work on mobile devices, specifically mobile Safari on iPhone – dylanjha Aug 19 '12 at 06:48
What do you mean by "locked"? Do you mean the disabled attribute? – dylanjha Aug 19 '12 at 07:03
No, I meant [the `readonly` attriubte](http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#h-17.12.2). Sorry for the confusion. – Tomalak Aug 19 '12 at 07:10
That's what I have. It works on desktop, not on Mobile Safari – dylanjha Aug 19 '12 at 21:45

jQuery .select() for mobile?

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