Class ClipboardAccess

Provides access to the Clipboard API for reading / writing text strings. This requires a secure context.

Note: writeText will attempt to use the older execCommand if available when navigator.clipboard is not available.

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Methods

readText writeText

Methods

`Static`readText

readText(activeWindow?: Window): Promise<string>
Uses navigator.clipboard if available to read text from the clipboard.

Note: Always returns undefined when navigator.clipboard is not available or the clipboard contains the empty string.
Parameters
- OptionalactiveWindow: Window
  Optional active current window.
Returns Promise<string>
The current clipboard text or undefined.

`Static`writeText

writeText(text: string, activeWindow?: Window): Promise<boolean>
Uses navigator.clipboard if available then falls back to document.execCommand('copy') if available to copy the given text to the clipboard.
Parameters
- text: string
  Text to copy to the browser clipboard.
- OptionalactiveWindow: Window
  Optional active current window.
Returns Promise<boolean>
Copy successful.