ClipboardEvent: clipboardData property
The clipboardData
property of the ClipboardEvent
interface holds a DataTransfer
object, which can be used to:
- specify what data should be put into the clipboard from the
cut
andcopy
event handlers, typically with asetData(format, data)
call; - obtain the data to be pasted from the
paste
event handler, typically with agetData(format)
call.
See the cut
, copy
, and paste
events documentation for more information.
Value
A DataTransfer
object.
The property can be null
when the event is created using the constructor. It is never null
when dispatched by the browser.
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Clipboard API and events # clipboardevent-clipboarddata |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- Copy-related events:
copy
,cut
,paste
- The
ClipboardEvent
interface it belongs to. - Clipboard API