JavaScript Reference/Javascript Methods/getData
"getData()" Example
<html>
<body>
<button onclick="clipboardData.setData("Text",document.selection.createRange().text);">Copy</button>
<button onclick="myText.value = clipboardData.getData("Text");">Paste</button>
<button onclick="clipboardData.clearData("Text");">Clear clipboard</button>
<p>This is some sample text</p>
<textarea id="myText" style="width:600; height:100">
text inside the textarea
</textarea>
</body>
</html>
"getData()" is applied to
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| Applied_To |clipboardData dataTransfer |
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"getData()" Syntax, Parameters and Note
Note:
Retrieves the specified type of data from the clipboard.
Syntax:
event.objectName.getData(param1)
Parameters:
param1 Required; text or URL.