What is JS code to copy text to clipboard?

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admin Staff asked 4 years ago

How can I copy some text into clipboard for user?

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admin Staff answered 4 years ago

It is possible:

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function hrc_copyToClipboard (str){
const el = document.createElement('textarea');
el.value = str;
el.setAttribute('readonly', '');
el.style.position = 'absolute';
el.style.left = '-9999px';
document.body.appendChild(el);
el.select();
document.execCommand('copy');
document.body.removeChild(el);
};

hrc_copyToClipboard("Hi anatolii!!");

credit to https://www.30secondsofcode.org/blog/s/copy-text-to-clipboard-with-javascript
above is modified version

What it does:
make text area
hide text area
copy text
delete text area when done