The getType()
method of the ClipboardItem
interface returns a Promise
that resolves with a Blob
of the requested MIME type or an error if the MIME type is not found.
The getType()
method of the ClipboardItem
interface returns a Promise
that resolves with a Blob
of the requested MIME type or an error if the MIME type is not found.
js
getType(type)
NotFoundError
DOMException
The type
does not match a known MIME type.
TypeError
No parameter is specified or the type
is not that of the ClipboardItem
.
In the following example, we're returning all items on the clipboard via the clipboard.read()
method. Then utilizing the ClipboardItem.types
property to set the getType()
argument and return the corresponding blob object.
js
async function getClipboardContents() { try { const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read(); for (const clipboardItem of clipboardItems) { for (const type of clipboardItem.types) { const blob = await clipboardItem.getType(type); // we can now use blob here } } } catch (err) { console.error(err.name, err.message); } }
Specification |
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