ClipboardEvent: clipboardData property

{{APIRef("Clipboard API")}} 

The clipboardData property of the {{domxref("ClipboardEvent")}}  interface holds a {{domxref("DataTransfer")}}  object, which can be used to:

• specify what data should be put into the clipboard from the {{domxref("Element/cut_event", "cut")}}  and {{domxref("Element/copy_event", "copy")}}  event handlers, typically with a {{domxref("DataTransfer.setData", "setData(format, data)")}}  call;
• obtain the data to be pasted from the {{domxref("Element/paste_event", "paste")}}  event handler, typically with a {{domxref("DataTransfer.getData", "getData(format)")}}  call.

See the {{domxref("Element/cut_event", "cut")}} , {{domxref("Element/copy_event", "copy")}} , and {{domxref("Element/paste_event", "paste")}}  events documentation for more information.

Value

A {{domxref("DataTransfer")}}  object.

The property can be null when the event is created using the constructor. It is never null when dispatched by the browser.

Specifications

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Browser compatibility

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See also

• Copy-related events: {{domxref("Element/copy_event", "copy")}} , {{domxref("Element/cut_event", "cut")}} , {{domxref("Element/paste_event", "paste")}} 
• The {{domxref("ClipboardEvent")}}  interface it belongs to.
• Clipboard API