.select () does not work on iOS device

Question

I would like to make an input window that, when the user selects it, selects all the text in the field. So I decided to use the select() function, which I would like to achieve. However, it works as I expected on desktop browsers, but not on Safari on the iPad. How to solve the problem? Thanks.

 $('#input').click(function(e){ $(this).select(); }); 

Answer 1

according to this SO question ( Programmatically select text in input field on iOS devices (mobile Safari) ), it does not work on iOS, and you need to use the setSelectionRange() function. in your case it will be something like this:

 $(this).get(0).setSelectionRange(0,9999);