Javascript Copy Text To Clipboard
Posted by tech on
August 28, 2008
Issues arise when you want to copy text to the clipboard using javascript. Firefox provides a security measure which prevents you from doing it so a workaround has to be made for it to happen. I am using IE7 for my IE testing and in this version, it also has a security feature although less strict than Firefox. Whenever you browse to a new page that has a copy to clipboard function, a popup window prompts you asking if you want to allow the webpage to access your clipboard. Normally, you would choose no. But instances may require you to like if the site you are accessing is yours or related to your needs and you have the utmost trust that the script won’t harm your PC or something. Anyway, to provide copy to clipboard functionality using Javascript, I found this function in this site does the job by using a little .SWF file. You can download the file there or if you want to use Google App Engine, the code function below will do. It also works in Safari, IE, and Opera.
function copyToClipboard(text) { var flashId = 'flashId-HKxmj5'; /* Replace this with your clipboard.swf location */ var clipboardSWF = 'http://appengine.bravo9.com/copy-into-clipboard/clipboard.swf'; if (!document.getElementById(flashId)) { var div = document.createElement('div'); div.id = flashId; document.body.appendChild(div); } document.getElementById(flashId).innerHTML = ''; var content = '<embed src="' + clipboardSWF + '" FlashVars="clipboard=' + encodeURIComponent(text) + '" width="0" height="0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed>'; document.getElementById(flashId).innerHTML = content; }







August 28th, 2008 at 3:59 am
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August 28th, 2008 at 9:41 am
once I had questions about web coding, I know where to go.. Here on your website.. Thanks for the info.
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August 28th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
i want to learn java next time
August 30th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
another interesting post for programmers.. Thanks for the info…
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