ClipboardEvent()

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 DOMString representing the name of the type of the ClipboardEvent. It is case-sensitive and can be: 'copy', 'cut', or 'paste'.

options Optional

Options are as follows:

clipboardData: A DataTransfer containing the data concerned by the clipboard event.
dataType: A DOMString containing the MIME-type of the data contained in the data argument.
data: A DOMString containing the data concerned by the clipboard event.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Clipboard API and events The definition of 'ClipboardEvent()' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`ClipboardEvent()` constructor Experimental	Chrome Full support 58	Edge ?	Firefox Full support 22	IE ?	Opera Full support 45	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 58	Chrome Android Full support 58	Firefox Android Full support 22	Opera Android Full support 43	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

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.