The Clipboard API allows reading and writing to the clipboard in multiple formats.
Synonym: fin.desktop.System.Clipboard
Asynchronous Methods
- availableFormats(type, callback, errorCallback)
- readHtml(type, callback, errorCallback)
- readRtf(type, callback, errorCallback)
- readText(type, callback, errorCallback)
- writeHtml(data, type, callback, errorCallback)
- writeRtf(data, type, callback, errorCallback)
- writeText(data, type, callback, errorCallback)
- write(type, callback, errorCallback)
All the above listed methods are both:
- Static — called directly on the
System
namespace - Asynchronous — having an
undefined
immediate return value but eventually invoking eithercallback
orerrorCallback
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Methods
(static) availableFormats(typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Reads available formats for the clipboard type
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. Provides the Array of available formats. |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) readHtml(typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Read the content of the clipboard as Html
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. Provides the clipboard contents |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) readRtf(typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Read the content of the clipboard as Rtf
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. Provides the clipboard contents |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) readText(typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Read the content of the clipboard as plain text
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. Provides the clipboard contents |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) write(data, typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Writes data into the clipboard
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
data |
object | Object containing data to be written. |
|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) writeHtml(data, typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Writes data into the clipboard as Html
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
data |
string | Data to be written. |
|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) writeRtf(data, typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Writes data into the clipboard as Rtf
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
data |
string | Data to be written. |
|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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(static) writeText(data, typeopt, callbackopt, errorCallbackopt)
Writes data into the clipboard as plain text
Parameters:
Name | Type | Attributes | Description |
---|---|---|---|
data |
string | Data to be written. |
|
type |
string |
<optional> |
Clipboard Type. |
callback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method succeeds. |
errorCallback |
function |
<optional> |
called if the method fails. The reason for failure is passed as an argument. |
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