JAVASCRIPT

HOW TO COPY CUT PASTE IN JAVASCRIPT

(quick guide & examples)

GET VALUE FROM FIELD var txt = document.getElementById("ID")                .value;

COPY FROM FIELD

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OPTIONAL - DO THIS AFTER COPY then(() => alert("Copied"));

PUT TEXT INTO CLIPBOARD navigator.clipboard.writeText(txt)

GET TEXT FROM ELEMENT var txt = document.getElementById("ID")                .innerText;

COPY FROM HTML ELEMENT

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OPTIONAL - DO THIS AFTER COPY .then(() => alert("Copied"));

PUT TEXT INTO CLIPBOARD navigator.clipboard.writeText(txt)

CUT FROM FIELD

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GET VALUE FROM FIELD var txt = document.getElementById("ID")                .value;

EMPTY FIELD AFTER COPY .then(() => document.getElementById("ID") .value = "");

PUT TEXT INTO CLIPBOARD navigator.clipboard.writeText(txt)

PASTE INTO FIELD

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READ FROM CLIPBOARD - PERMISSION REQUIRED navigator.clipboard.readText()

PUT CLIPBOARD INTO TEXT FIELD .then(txt =>    document.getElementById("INPUT")   .value = txt )

CANNOT ACCESS CLIPBOARD .catch(err => alert("ERROR"));