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onbeforepaste event

Fires on the target object before the selection is pasted from the system clipboard to the document.

Syntax

HTML Attribute <element onbeforepaste = "handler(event)">
Event Property object.onbeforepaste = handler;
attachEvent Method object.attachEvent("onbeforepaste", handler)

Event information

SynchronousNo
BubblesNo
CancelableNo

Event handler parameters

pEvtObj [in]

Type: IHTMLEventObj

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Remarks

Creating custom code for pasting requires several steps:

  1. Set event.returnValue=false in the HTMLButtonElementEvents::onbeforepaste event to enable the Paste shortcut menu item.
  2. Cancel the default behavior of the client by including event.returnValue=false in the HTMLButtonElementEvents::onpaste event handler. This guideline applies only to objects, such as the text box, that have a defined default behavior.
  3. Specify a data format in which to paste the selection through the IHTMLDataTransfer::getData method of the clipboardData object.
  4. Invoke the IHTMLDataTransfer::getData method in the HTMLButtonElementEvents::onpaste event to execute custom code for pasting.

None.

To invoke this event, do one of the following:

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

The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:

See also

Reference
IHTMLDataTransfer::getData
HTMLButtonElementEvents::onbeforecopy
HTMLButtonElementEvents::onbeforecut
oncopy
HTMLButtonElementEvents::oncut
HTMLButtonElementEvents::onpaste
Conceptual
About DHTML Data Transfer

 

 

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