I heard that you can't copy text (in the browser) without using something like Flash; so, is there a way to select text by using an anchor and JavaScript or jQuery.
<p>Text to be copied</p>
<a>Copy Text Above</a>
Given the following example html:
<div class=announcementInfoText>
<p class=copyToClipboard>
<a id=selectAll>Select All Text</a>
</p>
<textarea ID=description class=announcementTextArea>This is some sample text that I want to be select to copy to the clipboard</textarea>
</div>
you can select the text within the textarea with the following jQuery:
$(#selectAll).click(function () {
$(this).parents(.announcementInfoText).children(textarea).select();
});
Now that the text This is some sample text that I want to be select to copy to the clipboard is selected, you can simply hit Ctrl+C and the text is copied to the clipboard.
