I understand that with javascript you can select the contents of a textbox with the following code (in jQuery):

$(#txt1).select();

Is there a way to do the opposite? To deselect the content of a textbox? I have the focus event of a series of textboxes set to select the contents within them. There are times now that I want to focus a particular textbox WITHOUT selecting it. What I am planning on doing is calling the focus event for this particular textbox, but then follow it with a call to deselect it.

$(input[type=text]).focus(function() {

    $(this).select();

});



//code....



$(#txt1).focus();



//some code here to deselect the contents of this textbox

Any ideas?

Thanks!