beforepaste | onbeforepaste event (Internet Explorer)

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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)
addEventListener Method	object.addEventListener("beforepaste", handler, useCapture)

Event information

Synchronous	No
Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No

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:

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

beforepaste | onbeforepaste event

Syntax

Event information

Event handler parameters

Standards information

Remarks

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