How to select the text of a span on click?

Question

I am looking for a way to select the text inside a span using jquery when the text is clicked on.

For example in the html snippet below, I want the text \"\\apples\\ora

Answer 1

You can use CSS to do this more easily than JS with style="user-select: all;"

add cursor: pointer; so its obvious they can click...

See code snippet:

Fruit 
\\apples\oranges\pears