ClipboardEvent: clipboardData property

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The clipboardData property of the ClipboardEvent interface holds a DataTransfer object, which can be used to:

• specify what data should be put into the clipboard from the cut and copy event handlers, typically with a setData(format, data) call;
• obtain the data to be pasted from the paste event handler, typically with a getData(format) call.

See the cut, copy, and paste events documentation for more information.

Value

A DataTransfer object.

The property can be null when the event is created using the constructor. It is never null when dispatched by the browser.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• Copy-related events: copy, cut, paste
• The ClipboardEvent interface it belongs to.
• Clipboard API