Experimental
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 theClipboardEvent
. It is case-sensitive and can be:'copy'
,'cut'
, or'paste'
. - options Optional
- Options are as follows:
clipboardData
: ADataTransfer
containing the data concerned by the clipboard event.dataType
: ADOMString
containing the MIME-type of the data contained in thedata
argument.data
: ADOMString
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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See also
- Copy-related events:
copy
,cut
,paste
- The
ClipboardEvent
interface it belongs to. - Clipboard API