iuliand/paste.js

read from clipboard data in different browsers

paste.js

paste.js is an interface to read from clipboard data ( text / image ) in different browsers. Currenttly only tested (and works) under:

• IE 11 (Windows 7)
• Chrome 32 (Windows 7 / OSX)
• Firefox 26 (Windows 7 / OSX)

Image pasting is NOT working under:

• Opera
• Safari

usage

// jQuery needed
paste = $.paste().appendTo('body');
paste.on('pasteImage', function (ev, data){
  console.log("dataURL: " + data.dataURL)
});
paste.on('pasteText', function (ev, data){
  console.log("text: " + data.text)
});
paste.focus(); // it's actually a hidden div element

// ... when you don't need it anymore
paste.remove();

more

see this example