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1 | # clipboard.js |
1 | # clipboard.js |
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3 | [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/zenorocha/clipboard.js/master.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/zenorocha/clipboard.js) |
3 | [![Build Status](http://img.shields.io/travis/zenorocha/clipboard.js/master.svg?style=flat)](https://travis-ci.org/zenorocha/clipboard.js) |
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4 | ![Killing Flash](https://img.shields.io/badge/killing-flash-brightgreen.svg?style=flat) |
4 | ![Killing Flash](https://img.shields.io/badge/killing-flash-brightgreen.svg?style=flat) |
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6 | > Modern copy to clipboard. No Flash. Just 3kb gzipped. |
6 | > Modern copy to clipboard. No Flash. Just 3kb gzipped. |
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8 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/"><img width="728" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/16165747/a0f6fc46-349a-11e6-8c9b-c5fd58d9099c.png" alt="Demo"></a> |
8 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/"><img width="728" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/16165747/a0f6fc46-349a-11e6-8c9b-c5fd58d9099c.png" alt="Demo"></a> |
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10 | ## Why |
10 | ## Why |
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12 | Copying text to the clipboard shouldn't be hard. It shouldn't require dozens of steps to configure or hundreds of KBs to load. But most of all, it shouldn't depend on Flash or any bloated framework. |
12 | Copying text to the clipboard shouldn't be hard. It shouldn't require dozens of steps to configure or hundreds of KBs to load. But most of all, it shouldn't depend on Flash or any bloated framework. |
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14 | That's why clipboard.js exists. |
14 | That's why clipboard.js exists. |
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16 | ## Install |
16 | ## Install |
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18 | You can get it on npm. |
18 | You can get it on npm. |
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20 | ``` |
20 | ``` |
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21 | npm install clipboard --save |
21 | npm install clipboard --save |
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22 | ``` |
22 | ``` |
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24 | Or bower, too. |
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26 | ``` |
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27 | bower install clipboard --save |
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28 | ``` |
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30 | If you're not into package management, just [download a ZIP](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/archive/master.zip) file. |
24 | Or if you're not into package management, just [download a ZIP](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/archive/master.zip) file. |
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32 | ## Setup |
26 | ## Setup |
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34 | First, include the script located on the `dist` folder or load it from [a third-party CDN provider](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/wiki/CDN-Providers). |
28 | First, include the script located on the `dist` folder or load it from [a third-party CDN provider](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/wiki/CDN-Providers). |
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36 | ```html |
30 | ```html |
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37 | <script src="dist/clipboard.min.js"></script> |
31 | <script src="dist/clipboard.min.js"></script> |
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38 | ``` |
32 | ``` |
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40 | Now, you need to instantiate it by [passing a DOM selector](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-selector.html#L18), [HTML element](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-node.html#L16-L17), or [list of HTML elements](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-nodelist.html#L18-L19). |
34 | Now, you need to instantiate it by [passing a DOM selector](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-selector.html#L18), [HTML element](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-node.html#L16-L17), or [list of HTML elements](https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js/blob/master/demo/constructor-nodelist.html#L18-L19). |
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42 | ```js |
36 | ```js |
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43 | new Clipboard('.btn'); |
37 | new Clipboard('.btn'); |
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44 | ``` |
38 | ``` |
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46 | Internally, we need to fetch all elements that matches with your selector and attach event listeners for each one. But guess what? If you have hundreds of matches, this operation can consume a lot of memory. |
40 | Internally, we need to fetch all elements that matches with your selector and attach event listeners for each one. But guess what? If you have hundreds of matches, this operation can consume a lot of memory. |
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48 | For this reason we use [event delegation](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1687296/what-is-dom-event-delegation) which replaces multiple event listeners with just a single listener. After all, [#perfmatters](https://twitter.com/hashtag/perfmatters). |
42 | For this reason we use [event delegation](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1687296/what-is-dom-event-delegation) which replaces multiple event listeners with just a single listener. After all, [#perfmatters](https://twitter.com/hashtag/perfmatters). |
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50 | # Usage |
44 | # Usage |
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52 | We're living a _declarative renaissance_, that's why we decided to take advantage of [HTML5 data attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML/Using_data_attributes) for better usability. |
46 | We're living a _declarative renaissance_, that's why we decided to take advantage of [HTML5 data attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML/Using_data_attributes) for better usability. |
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54 | ### Copy text from another element |
48 | ### Copy text from another element |
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56 | A pretty common use case is to copy content from another element. You can do that by adding a `data-clipboard-target` attribute in your trigger element. |
50 | A pretty common use case is to copy content from another element. You can do that by adding a `data-clipboard-target` attribute in your trigger element. |
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58 | The value you include on this attribute needs to match another's element selector. |
52 | The value you include on this attribute needs to match another's element selector. |
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60 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-target"><img width="473" alt="example-2" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/9983467/a4946aaa-5fb1-11e5-9780-f09fcd7ca6c8.png"></a> |
54 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-target"><img width="473" alt="example-2" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/9983467/a4946aaa-5fb1-11e5-9780-f09fcd7ca6c8.png"></a> |
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62 | ```html |
56 | ```html |
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63 | <!-- Target --> |
57 | <!-- Target --> |
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64 | <input id="foo" value="https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js.git"> |
58 | <input id="foo" value="https://github.com/zenorocha/clipboard.js.git"> |
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66 | <!-- Trigger --> |
60 | <!-- Trigger --> |
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67 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-target="#foo"> |
61 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-target="#foo"> |
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68 | <img src="assets/clippy.svg" alt="Copy to clipboard"> |
62 | <img src="assets/clippy.svg" alt="Copy to clipboard"> |
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69 | </button> |
63 | </button> |
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70 | ``` |
64 | ``` |
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72 | ### Cut text from another element |
66 | ### Cut text from another element |
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74 | Additionally, you can define a `data-clipboard-action` attribute to specify if you want to either `copy` or `cut` content. |
68 | Additionally, you can define a `data-clipboard-action` attribute to specify if you want to either `copy` or `cut` content. |
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76 | If you omit this attribute, `copy` will be used by default. |
70 | If you omit this attribute, `copy` will be used by default. |
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78 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-action"><img width="473" alt="example-3" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/10000358/7df57b9c-6050-11e5-9cd1-fbc51d2fd0a7.png"></a> |
72 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-action"><img width="473" alt="example-3" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/10000358/7df57b9c-6050-11e5-9cd1-fbc51d2fd0a7.png"></a> |
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80 | ```html |
74 | ```html |
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81 | <!-- Target --> |
75 | <!-- Target --> |
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82 | <textarea id="bar">Mussum ipsum cacilds...</textarea> |
76 | <textarea id="bar">Mussum ipsum cacilds...</textarea> |
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84 | <!-- Trigger --> |
78 | <!-- Trigger --> |
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85 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-action="cut" data-clipboard-target="#bar"> |
79 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-action="cut" data-clipboard-target="#bar"> |
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86 | Cut to clipboard |
80 | Cut to clipboard |
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87 | </button> |
81 | </button> |
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88 | ``` |
82 | ``` |
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90 | As you may expect, the `cut` action only works on `<input>` or `<textarea>` elements. |
84 | As you may expect, the `cut` action only works on `<input>` or `<textarea>` elements. |
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92 | ### Copy text from attribute |
86 | ### Copy text from attribute |
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94 | Truth is, you don't even need another element to copy its content from. You can just include a `data-clipboard-text` attribute in your trigger element. |
88 | Truth is, you don't even need another element to copy its content from. You can just include a `data-clipboard-text` attribute in your trigger element. |
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96 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-text"><img width="147" alt="example-1" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/10000347/6e16cf8c-6050-11e5-9883-1c5681f9ec45.png"></a> |
90 | <a href="https://clipboardjs.com/#example-text"><img width="147" alt="example-1" src="https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/398893/10000347/6e16cf8c-6050-11e5-9883-1c5681f9ec45.png"></a> |
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98 | ```html |
92 | ```html |
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99 | <!-- Trigger --> |
93 | <!-- Trigger --> |
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100 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-text="Just because you can doesn't mean you should — clipboard.js"> |
94 | <button class="btn" data-clipboard-text="Just because you can doesn't mean you should — clipboard.js"> |
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101 | Copy to clipboard |
95 | Copy to clipboard |
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102 | </button> |
96 | </button> |
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103 | ``` |
97 | ``` |
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105 | ## Events |
99 | ## Events |
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107 | There are cases where you'd like to show some user feedback or capture what has been selected after a copy/cut operation. |
101 | There are cases where you'd like to show some user feedback or capture what has been selected after a copy/cut operation. |
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109 | That's why we fire custom events such as `success` and `error` for you to listen and implement your custom logic. |
103 | That's why we fire custom events such as `success` and `error` for you to listen and implement your custom logic. |
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111 | ```js |
105 | ```js |
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112 | var clipboard = new Clipboard('.btn'); |
106 | var clipboard = new Clipboard('.btn'); |
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114 | clipboard.on('success', function(e) { |
108 | clipboard.on('success', function(e) { |
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115 | console.info('Action:', e.action); |
109 | console.info('Action:', e.action); |
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116 | console.info('Text:', e.text); |
110 | console.info('Text:', e.text); |
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117 | console.info('Trigger:', e.trigger); |
111 | console.info('Trigger:', e.trigger); |
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119 | e.clearSelection(); |
113 | e.clearSelection(); |
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120 | }); |
114 | }); |
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122 | clipboard.on('error', function(e) { |
116 | clipboard.on('error', function(e) { |
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123 | console.error('Action:', e.action); |
117 | console.error('Action:', e.action); |
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124 | console.error('Trigger:', e.trigger); |
118 | console.error('Trigger:', e.trigger); |
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125 | }); |
119 | }); |
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126 | ``` |
120 | ``` |
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128 | For a live demonstration, open this [site](https://clipboardjs.com/) and just your console :) |
122 | For a live demonstration, open this [site](https://clipboardjs.com/) and just your console :) |
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130 | ## Advanced Options |
124 | ## Advanced Options |
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132 | If you don't want to modify your HTML, there's a pretty handy imperative API for you to use. All you need to do is declare a function, do your thing, and return a value. |
126 | If you don't want to modify your HTML, there's a pretty handy imperative API for you to use. All you need to do is declare a function, do your thing, and return a value. |
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134 | For instance, if you want to dynamically set a `target`, you'll need to return a Node. |
128 | For instance, if you want to dynamically set a `target`, you'll need to return a Node. |
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136 | ```js |
130 | ```js |
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137 | new Clipboard('.btn', { |
131 | new Clipboard('.btn', { |
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138 | target: function(trigger) { |
132 | target: function(trigger) { |
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139 | return trigger.nextElementSibling; |
133 | return trigger.nextElementSibling; |
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140 | } |
134 | } |
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141 | }); |
135 | }); |
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142 | ``` |
136 | ``` |
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144 | If you want to dynamically set a `text`, you'll return a String. |
138 | If you want to dynamically set a `text`, you'll return a String. |
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146 | ```js |
140 | ```js |
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147 | new Clipboard('.btn', { |
141 | new Clipboard('.btn', { |
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148 | text: function(trigger) { |
142 | text: function(trigger) { |
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149 | return trigger.getAttribute('aria-label'); |
143 | return trigger.getAttribute('aria-label'); |
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150 | } |
144 | } |
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151 | }); |
145 | }); |
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152 | ``` |
146 | ``` |
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- | 148 | For use in Bootstrap Modals or with any other library that changes the focus you'll want to set the focused element as the `container` value. |
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- | 151 | new Clipboard('.btn', { |
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- | 152 | container: document.getElementById('#modal') |
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- | 153 | }); |
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- | 154 | ``` |
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154 | Also, if you are working with single page apps, you may want to manage the lifecycle of the DOM more precisely. Here's how you clean up the events and objects that we create. |
156 | Also, if you are working with single page apps, you may want to manage the lifecycle of the DOM more precisely. Here's how you clean up the events and objects that we create. |
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156 | ```js |
158 | ```js |
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157 | var clipboard = new Clipboard('.btn'); |
159 | var clipboard = new Clipboard('.btn'); |
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158 | clipboard.destroy(); |
160 | clipboard.destroy(); |
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159 | ``` |
161 | ``` |
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161 | ## Browser Support |
163 | ## Browser Support |
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163 | This library relies on both [Selection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection) and [execCommand](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/execCommand) APIs. The first one is [supported by all browsers](http://caniuse.com/#search=selection) while the second one is supported in the following browsers. |
165 | This library relies on both [Selection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Selection) and [execCommand](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/execCommand) APIs. The first one is [supported by all browsers](http://caniuse.com/#search=selection) while the second one is supported in the following browsers. |
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165 | | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/chrome.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Chrome logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/edge.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Edge logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/firefox.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Firefox logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/ie.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Internet Explorer logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/opera.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Opera logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/safari.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Safari logo"> | |
167 | | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/chrome.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Chrome logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/edge.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Edge logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/firefox.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Firefox logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/ie.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Internet Explorer logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/opera.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Opera logo"> | <img src="https://clipboardjs.com/assets/images/safari.png" width="48px" height="48px" alt="Safari logo"> | |
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169 | The good news is that clipboard.js gracefully degrades if you need to support older browsers. All you have to do is show a tooltip saying `Copied!` when `success` event is called and `Press Ctrl+C to copy` when `error` event is called because the text is already selected. |
171 | The good news is that clipboard.js gracefully degrades if you need to support older browsers. All you have to do is show a tooltip saying `Copied!` when `success` event is called and `Press Ctrl+C to copy` when `error` event is called because the text is already selected. |
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171 | You can also check if clipboard.js is supported or not by running `Clipboard.isSupported()`, that way you can hide copy/cut buttons from the UI. |
173 | You can also check if clipboard.js is supported or not by running `Clipboard.isSupported()`, that way you can hide copy/cut buttons from the UI. |
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- | 175 | ## Bonus |
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- | 177 | A browser extension that adds a "copy to clipboard" button to every code block on *GitHub, MDN, Gist, StackOverflow, StackExchange, npm, and even Medium.* |
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- | 179 | Install for [Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/codecopy/fkbfebkcoelajmhanocgppanfoojcdmg) and [Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/codecopy/). |
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173 | ## License |
181 | ## License |
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175 | [MIT License](http://zenorocha.mit-license.org/) © Zeno Rocha |
183 | [MIT License](http://zenorocha.mit-license.org/) © Zeno Rocha |
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