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91 lines
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# clipboard
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The `clipboard` provides methods to do copy/paste operations. An example of
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writing a string to clipboard:
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```javascript
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var clipboard = require('clipboard');
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clipboard.writeText('Example String');
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```
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On X Window systems, there is also a selection clipboard, to manipulate in it
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you need to pass `selection` to each method:
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```javascript
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var clipboard = require('clipboard');
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clipboard.writeText('Example String', 'selection');
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console.log(clipboard.readText('selection'));
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```
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## clipboard.readText([type])
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* `type` String
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Returns the content in clipboard as plain text.
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## clipboard.writeText(text[, type])
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* `text` String
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* `type` String
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Writes the `text` into clipboard as plain text.
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## clipboard.readHtml([type])
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* `type` String
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Returns the content in clipboard as markup.
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## clipboard.writeHtml(markup[, type])
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* `markup` String
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* `type` String
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Writes the `markup` into clipboard.
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## clipboard.readImage([type])
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* `type` String
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Returns the content in clipboard as [NativeImage](native-image.md).
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## clipboard.writeImage(image[, type])
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* `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md)
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* `type` String
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Writes the `image` into clipboard.
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## clipboard.clear([type])
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* `type` String
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Clears everything in clipboard.
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## clipboard.availableFormats([type])
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Returns an array of supported `format` for the clipboard `type`.
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## clipboard.has(data[, type])
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* `data` String
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* `type` String
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Returns whether clipboard supports the format of specified `data`.
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```javascript
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var clipboard = require('clipboard');
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console.log(clipboard.has('<p>selection</p>'));
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```
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**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.
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## clipboard.read(data[, type])
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* `data` String
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* `type` String
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Reads the `data` in clipboard.
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**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.
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