addEventListener("paste", myFunction); - Javascript DOM Event

Javascript examples for DOM Event:addEventListener

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Description

The onpaste event occurs when the user pastes some content in an element.

Summary

Bubbles Yes
Cancelable Yes
Event type: ClipboardEvent
Supported HTML tags: All HTML elements

Demo Code

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>

<input type="text" id="myInput" value="Try to paste something in here" size="40">

<script>
document.getElementById("myInput").addEventListener("paste", myFunction);

function myFunction() {/*from  w w  w. ja  va 2  s .c  o m*/
    console.log("You pasted text!");
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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