click to copy html code code example

Example 1: copy to clipboard javascript

// Since Async Clipboard API is not supported for all browser!
function copyTextToClipboard(text) {
  var textArea = document.createElement("textarea");
  textArea.value = text
  document.body.appendChild(textArea);
  textArea.focus();
  textArea.select();

  try {
    var successful = document.execCommand('copy');
    var msg = successful ? 'successful' : 'unsuccessful';
    console.log('Copying text command was ' + msg);
  } catch (err) {
    console.log('Oops, unable to copy');
  }

  document.body.removeChild(textArea);
}

Example 2: how to make a button that paste text in a textbox html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
 <head>
   <script>
     function paste() {
            var pasteText = document.querySelector("#text");
            pasteText.focus();
            document.execCommand("paste");

            pasteText.value = pasteText.value + pasteText.value;
        }
   </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <input id="text">
    <button onclick="paste()">Paste</button>
   </body>

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