Not able to access window.clipboard in unsecured websites.

[santhosha]

Hello,

can you please suggest me how to enable window.clipboard in unsecured web pages, currently i have a project where i need to copy selected text and paste it in somewhere. So am using document.execCommand("copy"); but am not able to find window.clipboard in developer tool. So not able to copy the things to clipboard.
Or suggest how can I enable it using javascript.

[DanRaisch]

Moving to MozillaZine Tech as this is not a Firefox issue.

[santhosha]

where should i post? @DanRaisch

[DanRaisch]

You don't need to do anything as I've already moved your post to the more appropriate location.

[santhosha]

Ok, Thnak you @DanRaisch, tell me Where can i get the update?

[DanRaisch]

You're welcome.
To what update are you referring?

[mightyglydd]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

[Tomatoshadow2]

@mightyglydd

[morat]

Are you using the clipboard code with a click handler?

I tried the following code in the error console.

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function readFromClipboard() {
  var element = document.createElement("textarea");
  document.body.appendChild(element);
  element.focus();
  element.select();
  document.execCommand("paste", false, null);
  element.remove();
  return element.value;
}
function writeToClipboard(text) {
  var element = document.createElement("textarea");
  document.body.appendChild(element);
  element.value = text;
  element.focus();
  element.select();
  document.execCommand("copy", false, null);
  element.remove();
}
writeToClipboard("abracadabra");

It works in Chrome, but not in Firefox.

document.execCommand(‘cut’/‘copy’) was denied because it was not called from inside a short running user-generated event handler

More info
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41094318