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[JavaScript] Append text on clipboard copy from a page.
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document.addEventListener('copy', function() { | |
//Get the selected text and append the extra info | |
var selection = window.getSelection(), | |
pagelink = '<br /><br /> Read more at: ' + document.location.href, | |
copytext = selection + pagelink, | |
newdiv = document.createElement('div'); | |
//hide the newly created container | |
newdiv.style.position = 'absolute'; | |
newdiv.style.left = '-99999px'; | |
//insert the container, fill it with the extended text, and define the new selection | |
document.body.appendChild(newdiv); | |
newdiv.innerHTML = copytext; | |
selection.selectAllChildren(newdiv); | |
window.setTimeout(function () { | |
document.body.removeChild(newdiv); | |
}, 100); | |
}); |
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