JavaScript onpaste Event
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JavaScript onpaste Event
The onpaste event occurs when the user pastes some content in an element.
Note: If the user attempts a paste action on uneditable content, the paste event still fires but the event object will not be overwritten.
onpaste Event as Attribute
Example
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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="text" onpaste="myFunction()" placeholder="Try to paste some text here">
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = "You paste text!";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
As Attribute
<element onpaste = "JavaScript">
As Property
object.onpaste = function(){
// code
};
Using Event Listener
object.addEventListener("paste" , myScript);
onpaste Event as Property
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="text" placeholder="Try to paste some text here">
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = "You paste text!";
}
x.onpaste = myFunction;
</script>
</body>
</html>
Using addEventListener() Method
Note: The addEventListener() method is not supported in Internet Explorer 8 and below.
Example
HTML Online Editor
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<input type="text" placeholder="Try to paste some text here">
<p id="point"></p>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("input")[0];
function myFunction() {
document.getElementById("point").innerHTML = "You paste text!";
}
x.addEventListener("paste", myFunction);
</script>
</body>
</html>
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