CODE EXAMPLE FOR JAVASCRIPT

copy to clipboard javascript

const copyText = (text) => {
   // clipboardData Copy what you need on the page to the clipboard
   const clipboardData = window.clipboardData;
   if (clipboardData) {
      clipboardData.clearData();
      clipboardData.setData('Text', text);
      return true;
   } else if (document.execCommand) {
      // Note that document.execCommand is deprecated but some browsers still support it. Remember to check the compatibility when using it
      // Get the content to be copied by creating a dom element
      const el = document.createElement('textarea');
      el.value = text;
      el.setAttribute('readonly', '');
      el.style.position = 'absolute';
      el.style.left = '-9999px';
      document.body.appendChild(el);
      el.select();
      // Copy the current content to the clipboard
      document.execCommand('copy');
      // delete el node
      document.body.removeChild(el);
      return true;
   }
   return false;
};
copyText('hello!'); // ctrl + v = copyText  | true