This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The ClipboardEvent.clipboardData
property 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; - to 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.
Syntax
data = ClipboardEvent.clipboardData
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Clipboard API and events The definition of 'ClipboardEvent.clipboardData' 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.
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
clipboardData | Chrome Full support Yes | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 22 | IE Full support 5 | Opera Full support Yes | Safari Full support Yes | WebView Android Full support Yes | Chrome Android Full support Yes | Firefox Android Full support 22 | Opera Android Full support Yes | Safari iOS Full support Yes | Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- 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
ClipboardEvent
interface it belongs to. - Clipboard API