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
cutandcopyevent handlers, typically with asetData(format, data)call; - obtain the data to be pasted from the
pasteevent 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
ClipboardEventinterface it belongs to. - Clipboard API