Standardize clipboard

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Jessica Lord 2015-08-24 14:35:43 -07:00
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# clipboard # clipboard
The `clipboard` provides methods to perform copy and paste operations. The following example The `clipboard` object provides methods to perform copy and paste operations. The following example shows how to write a string to the clipboard:
shows how to write a string to the clipboard:
```javascript ```javascript
var clipboard = require('clipboard'); var clipboard = require('clipboard');
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console.log(clipboard.readText('selection')); console.log(clipboard.readText('selection'));
``` ```
## clipboard.readText([type]) ## Methods
* `type` String The `clipboard` object has the following methods:
### `clipboard.readText([type])`
* `type` String (optional)
Returns the content in the clipboard as plain text. Returns the content in the clipboard as plain text.
## clipboard.writeText(text[, type]) ### `clipboard.writeText(text[, type])`
* `text` String * `text` String
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Writes the `text` into the clipboard as plain text. Writes the `text` into the clipboard as plain text.
## clipboard.readHtml([type]) ### `clipboard.readHtml([type])`
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Returns the content in the clipboard as markup. Returns the content in the clipboard as markup.
## clipboard.writeHtml(markup[, type]) ### `clipboard.writeHtml(markup[, type])`
* `markup` String * `markup` String
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Writes `markup` into the clipboard. Writes `markup` to the clipboard.
## clipboard.readImage([type]) ### `clipboard.readImage([type])`
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Returns the content in the clipboard as a [NativeImage](native-image.md). Returns the content in the clipboard as a [NativeImage](native-image.md).
## clipboard.writeImage(image[, type]) ### `clipboard.writeImage(image[, type])`
* `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md) * `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md)
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Writes `image` into the clipboard. Writes `image` to the clipboard.
## clipboard.clear([type]) ### `clipboard.clear([type])`
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Clears the clipboard. Clears the clipboard content.
## clipboard.availableFormats([type]) ### `clipboard.availableFormats([type])`
Returns an array of supported `format` for the clipboard `type`. * `type` String (optional)
## clipboard.has(data[, type]) Returns an array of supported formats for the clipboard `type`.
### `clipboard.has(data[, type])` _Experimental_
* `data` String * `data` String
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Returns whether the clipboard supports the format of specified `data`. Returns whether the clipboard supports the format of specified `data`.
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**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future. **Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.
## clipboard.read(data[, type]) ### `clipboard.read(data[, type])` _Experimental_
* `data` String * `data` String
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
Reads `data` from the clipboard. Reads `data` from the clipboard.
**Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future. **Note:** This API is experimental and could be removed in future.
## clipboard.write(data[, type]) ### `clipboard.write(data[, type])`
* `data` Object * `data` Object
* `text` String * `text` String
* `html` String * `html` String
* `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md) * `image` [NativeImage](native-image.md)
* `type` String * `type` String (optional)
```javascript ```javascript
var clipboard = require('clipboard'); var clipboard = require('clipboard');
clipboard.write({text: 'test', html: "<b>test</b>"}); clipboard.write({text: 'test', html: "<b>test</b>"});
``` ```
Writes `data` into clipboard. Writes `data` to the clipboard.