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window.Clipboard = (function(window, document, navigator) { | |
var textArea, | |
copy; | |
function isOS() { | |
return navigator.userAgent.match(/ipad|iphone/i); | |
} | |
function createTextArea(text) { | |
textArea = document.createElement('textArea'); | |
textArea.value = text; | |
document.body.appendChild(textArea); | |
} | |
function selectText() { | |
var range, | |
selection; | |
if (isOS()) { | |
range = document.createRange(); | |
range.selectNodeContents(textArea); | |
selection = window.getSelection(); | |
selection.removeAllRanges(); | |
selection.addRange(range); | |
textArea.setSelectionRange(0, 999999); | |
} else { | |
textArea.select(); | |
} | |
} | |
function copyToClipboard() { | |
document.execCommand('copy'); | |
document.body.removeChild(textArea); | |
} | |
copy = function(text) { | |
createTextArea(text); | |
selectText(); | |
copyToClipboard(); | |
}; | |
return { | |
copy: copy | |
}; | |
})(window, document, navigator); | |
Clipboard.copy('text to be copied'); |
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That cool. Thanks!