This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The ClipboardEvent() constructor returns a newly created ClipboardEvent, representing an event providing information related to modification of the clipboard, that is cut, copy, and paste events.
Syntax
var clipboardEvent = new ClipboardEvent(type[,options]);
Parameters
The ClipboardEvent() constructor also inherits arguments from Event().
- type
- Is a
DOMStringrepresenting the name of the type of theClipboardEvent. It is case-sensitive and can be:'copy','cut', or'paste'. - options Optional
- Options are as follows:
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Clipboard API and events The definition of 'ClipboardEvent()' in that specification. |
Working Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
| Basic support | Chrome Full support 58 | Edge ? | Firefox Full support Yes | IE ? | Opera Full support 45 | Safari ? | WebView Android Full support 58 | Chrome Android Full support 58 | Edge Mobile ? | Firefox Android Full support Yes | Opera Android Full support 45 | Safari iOS ? | Samsung Internet Android ? |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See also
- Copy-related events:
copy,cut,paste - The
ClipboardEventinterface it belongs to.