<script lanaguage=javascript>
function keyUp(content, evt)
{
if(content.value.length > 9) content.value = content.value.substr(0, 9);
if(evt.keyCode == 13)
{
alert(content.value);
hide();
setTimeout("show()",3000);
}
}
function show(){
text.readonly = false;
}
function hide(){
text.readonly = true;
}
</script>
<textarea id="text" ROWS="5" COLS="50" onkeypress="keyUp(this,event)"></textarea>
function keyUp(content, evt)
{
if(content.value.length > 9) content.value = content.value.substr(0, 9);
if(evt.keyCode == 13)
{
alert(content.value);
hide();
setTimeout("show()",3000);
}
}
function show(){
text.readonly = false;
}
function hide(){
text.readonly = true;
}
</script>
<textarea id="text" ROWS="5" COLS="50" onkeypress="keyUp(this,event)"></textarea>
<head></head>
<script language="JavaScript">
function getTxt()
{
var txt=document.selection.createRange().text;
alert(txt);
}
</script>
<body >
<input type="text" id="text1">
<br/>
<input type='button' value='getTxt' onclick='getTxt()'/>
</body>
</html>