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Simple `navigator.clipboard.writeText()` polyfill.
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<script> | |
// A minimal polyfill for copying text to clipboard that works most of the time in most capable browsers. | |
// Note that: | |
// - You may not need this. `navigator.clipboard.writeText()` works directly in all modern browsers as of 2020. | |
// - In Edge, this may call `resolve()` even if copying failed. | |
// - In Safari, this may fail if there is nothing selected on the page. | |
// See https://github.com/lgarron/clipboard-polyfill for a more robust solution. | |
// | |
// License for this Gist: public domain / Unlicense | |
function writeText(str) { | |
return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) { | |
var success = false; | |
function listener(e) { | |
e.clipboardData.setData("text/plain", str); | |
e.preventDefault(); | |
success = true; | |
} | |
document.addEventListener("copy", listener); | |
document.execCommand("copy"); | |
document.removeEventListener("copy", listener); | |
success ? resolve(): reject(); | |
}); | |
}; | |
</script> | |
<button onclick="writeText(this.textContent)">Copy me!</button> |
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I was getting the same error because I was on
http
and safari wants ahttps
connectionhttps://portswigger.net/daily-swig/new-safari-clipboard-api-includes-additional-browser-security-privacy-mechanisms