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$.fn.oneClickSelect = function () {
  return $(this).on('click', function () {

    // In here, "this" is the element

    var range, selection;

    // non-IE browsers account for 60% of users, this means 60% of the time,
    // the two conditions are evaluated since you check for IE first. 

    // Instead, reverse the conditions to get it right on the first check 60% of the time.

    if (window.getSelection) {
      selection = window.getSelection();
      range = document.createRange();
      range.selectNodeContents(this);
      selection.removeAllRanges();
      selection.addRange(range);
    } else if (document.body.createTextRange) {
      range = document.body.createTextRange();
      range.moveToElementText(this);
      range.select();
    }
  });
};