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Javascript Paste from Clipboard

In this tutorial, you will learn how to use JavaScript to paste from clipboard or copy to clipboard on click button. This is a useful feature for web applications that need to interact with the user's clipboard data. We will use the `navigator.clipboard` object and the `navigator.clipboard.readText()` method to access the clipboard. We will give two examples: in the first example, you will learn how to paste from clipboard using a button; in the second example, you will learn how to copy to clipboard using a button.

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Javascript Paste from Clipboard Example

 <script>
  document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function() {
   const textarea = document.getElementById("textarea");
   const pasteBtn = document.getElementById("paste-btn");
   pasteBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
    if (navigator.clipboard) {
     navigator.clipboard.readText().then((text) => {
      textarea.value = text;
     }).catch((error) => {
      console.error("Failed to read clipboard contents: ", error);
     });
    } else {
     console.error("Clipboard API not supported in this browser.");
    }
   });
  });
 </script>

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Output of Javascript Paste from Clipboard

Javascript Copy to Clipboard on click

 <script>
  document.getElementById("copy-button").addEventListener("click", () => {
   const copyText = document.getElementById("copy-text").value;
   navigator.clipboard.writeText(copyText).then(() => {
    document.getElementById("result").style.display = "block";
   }).catch((err) => {
    console.error("Could not copy text: ", err);
   });
  });
 </script>

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