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Reputation: 4424

Javascript clipboard copy function not working onclick of anchor tag onclick

I want to copy a text into clipboard but for some reasons its not working nor it is throwing any errors.

Below is my code. 

function copy(obj)
{
     var $body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
      var $tempInput = document.createElement('INPUT');
      $body.appendChild($tempInput);
      $tempInput.setAttribute('value',  '1234')
      $tempInput.select();
      document.execCommand('copy');
      $body.removeChild($tempInput);
}

I want to copy this text on click of anchor tag having href which is causing the issue it seems. Any leads much appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 317

Answers (4)

Deepu Reghunath
Deepu Reghunath

Reputation: 9653

obj is not using in your function copy 

function copyToClipboard() {
  location.href='#popup1';
  var $body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
  var $tempInput = document.createElement('INPUT');
  $body.appendChild($tempInput);
  $tempInput.setAttribute('value',  '1234')
  $tempInput.select();
  document.execCommand('copy');
  $body.removeChild($tempInput);
  alert("Text Copied");
}
   
<a class="coup-copybutton" href="#" onclick="copyToClipboard()">Copy</a>

Upvotes: 1

Anis R.
Anis R.

Reputation: 6902

Your function works perfectly fine, I suspect your issue is with actually calling the function on button click.

Below is the exact same code you have, except I removed the obj parameter since it is never used. I also created a button which calls the function when clicked.

function copy()
{
     var $body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
      var $tempInput = document.createElement('INPUT');
      $body.appendChild($tempInput);
      $tempInput.setAttribute('value',  '1234')
      $tempInput.select();
      document.execCommand('copy');
      $body.removeChild($tempInput);
}

document.getElementById("copy_btn").onclick = copy;
<button id="copy_btn">Copy</button>
<input type="text" placeholder="Paste here..."/>

Upvotes: 1

aturan23
aturan23

Reputation: 5380

This works for me

export const copyText = (text) => {
  const input = document.createElement('input');
  input.setAttribute('value', text);
  document.body.appendChild(input);
  input.select();
  const result = document.execCommand('copy');
  document.body.removeChild(input);
  return result;
};

Upvotes: 0

mohameddrira
mohameddrira

Reputation: 78

add onclick events

onclick="copy(obj)"

Upvotes: 1

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