jQuery.fn.selectText = function(){
    var doc = document;
    var element = this[0];
    // console.log(this, element);
    if (typeof element == 'undefined') {
        return;
    }
    if (doc.body.createTextRange) {
        var range = document.body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(element);
        range.select();
    } else if (window.getSelection) {
        var selection = window.getSelection();
        var range = document.createRange();
        range.selectNodeContents(element);
        selection.removeAllRanges();
        selection.addRange(range);
    }
};

[Object HTMLTableElement]

var range = document.body.createTextRange();
var retval = range.moveToElementText(element);
console.log (retval);
range.select();