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clipboardData object (Object/JScript)

An object that can be used with editing operations to provide script-driven access to the clipboard contents.

Availability:

JScript - 5.0
Internet Explorer - 5.0
JavaScript syntax:IEmyClipboardData = clipboardData
IEmyClipboardData = myWindow.clipboardData
Object methods:clearData(), getData(), setData()

If you want to move data in and out of the clipboard on a Windows platform from within the MSIE browser, this object encapsulates the clipboard contents.

Refer to the dataTransfer object for a description of the clearData(), getData(), and setData() methods that may also be used with the clipboardData object.

See also:dataTransfer.clearData(), dataTransfer.getData(), Window.clipboardData

MethodJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
clearData() n/a5.0 5.0 n/a5.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
etData() n/a5.0 5.0 n/a5.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-
setData() n/a5.0 5.0 n/a5.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a-

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