onbeforecopy event

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

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)

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Event information

Synchronous No
Bubbles No
Cancelable No

Event handler parameters

Remarks

The onbeforecopy event fires on the source element. Use the 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

onbeforecut

onbeforepaste

oncopy

oncut

onpaste

setData

Conceptual

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Build date: 1/23/2012