onbeforecopy event

Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard.

Syntax

HTML Attribute <element onbeforecopy = "handler(event)">
Event Property object.onbeforecopy = handler;
attachEvent Method object.attachEvent("onbeforecopy", handler)
addEventListener Method object.addEventListener("beforecopy", handler, useCapture)

 

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles Yes
Cancelable Yes

 

Event handler parameters

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

The HTMLLinkElementEvents::onbeforecopy event fires on the source element. Use the IHTMLDataTransfer::setData method to specify a data format for the selection.

None.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

  • Right-click to display the shortcut menu and select Copy.
  • Or press CTRL+C.

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

See also

Reference

HTMLLinkElementEvents::onbeforecut

HTMLLinkElementEvents::onbeforepaste

oncopy

HTMLLinkElementEvents::oncut

HTMLLinkElementEvents::onpaste

IHTMLDataTransfer::setData

Conceptual

About DHTML Data Transfer