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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
​
<body>
  <form>
<p>
<input type="button" onclick="evalOnce();" value="Get Selection">
timer:
<input id="eval_switch" type="checkbox" onclick="evalSwitchClicked(this)">
<input id="eval_time" type="text" value="200" size="6">
ms
</p>
<textarea id="code" cols="50" rows="20">01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789 Sample text area. Please select above text. </textarea>
<textarea id="out" cols="50" rows="20"></textarea>
</form>
<div id="test"></div>
  <script>
​
function Selection(textareaElement) {
this.element = textareaElement;
}
Selection.prototype.create = function() {
if (document.selection != null && this.element.selectionStart == null) {
return this._ieGetSelection();
} else {
return this._mozillaGetSelection();
}
}
Selection.prototype._mozillaGetSelection = function() {
return {
start: this.element.selectionStart,
end: this.element.selectionEnd
};
}
Selection.prototype._ieGetSelection = function() {
this.element.focus();
var range = document.selection.createRange();
var bookmark = range.getBookmark();
var contents = this.element.value;
var originalContents = contents;
var marker = this._createSelectionMarker();
while(contents.indexOf(marker) != -1) {
marker = this._createSelectionMarker();
}
var parent = range.parentElement();
if (parent == null || parent.type != "textarea") {
return { start: 0, end: 0 };
}
range.text = marker + range.text + marker;
contents = this.element.value;
var result = {};
result.start = contents.indexOf(marker);
contents = contents.replace(marker, "");
result.end = contents.indexOf(marker);
this.element.value = originalContents;
range.moveToBookmark(bookmark);
range.select();
return result;
}
Selection.prototype._createSelectionMarker = function() {
return "##SELECTION_MARKER_" + Math.random() + "##";
}
​
var timer;
var buffer = "";
function evalSwitchClicked(e) {
if (e.checked) {
evalStart();
} else {
evalStop();
}
}
function evalStart() {
var o = document.getElementById("eval_time");
timer = setTimeout(timerHandler, o.value);
}
function evalStop() {
clearTimeout(timer);
}
function timerHandler() {
clearTimeout(timer);
var sw = document.getElementById("eval_switch");
if (sw.checked) {
evalOnce();
evalStart();
}
}
function evalOnce() {
try {
var selection = new Selection(document.getElementById("code"));
var s = selection.create();
var result = s.start + ":" + s.end;
buffer += result;
flush();
} catch (ex) {
buffer = ex;
flush();
}
}
function getCode() {
// var s.create()
// return document.getElementById("code").value;
}
function clear() {
var out = document.getElementById("out");
out.value = "";
}
function print(str) {
buffer += str + "\n";
}
function flush() {
var out = document.getElementById("out");
out.value = buffer;
buffer = "";
} 
    </script>
</body>
</html>
​
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