Select text range in browser (outside of input fields)

selectText.js

/**
 * From http://stackoverflow.com/a/987376/1228454
 *
 * Cross-browser function for selecting text ranges.
 *
 * @param element A jQuery element that has the text.
 */
function selectText(element) {
    var doc = document,
        range, selection;

    if (doc.body.createTextRange) { //ms
        range = doc.body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(element[0]);
        range.select();
    } else if (window.getSelection) { //all others
        selection = window.getSelection();
        range = doc.createRange();
        range.selectNodeContents(element[0]);
        selection.removeAllRanges();
        selection.addRange(range);
    }
}