Comments on: Copying text to the operating system clipboard in Flex

By: prithveesingh

prithveesingh — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:51:09 +0000

How to copy only selected text instead of whole text?

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:36:39 +0000

I have formmated text in my Flex 3.5 TextArea (line breaks) and when I copy this to the clipboard I lose the formatting. Is there a way to maintain the formatting when copying to the clipboard?

By: Puneet Tuli

Puneet Tuli — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:11:39 +0000

Hi,

Nice Example. Very helpful for me!!!!

I need your help!!!

I want to perform cut, copy and paste operations in my application. How can I paste the text copied in the clipboard to the text area in flex appliaction. Waiting for your response!!!!!

By: kolo

kolo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:36:33 +0000

OK I HAVE IT! Maybe it will help someone. It works only in IE but it works:D
FLex code:

private function jsSend():void{
    if (ExternalInterface.available){
    	s=richTextEditor.text;
    	ExternalInterface.call("copyT",s);
    }
}

Javacript:

function copyT(s)  
{  
    if(window.clipboardData)  
    {  
    window.clipboardData.setData('text',s);  
    }  
    else  
    {  
        var clipboarddiv=document.getElementById('divclipboardswf');  
    if(clipboarddiv==null)  
    {  
       clipboarddiv=document.createElement('div');  
           clipboarddiv.setAttribute("name", "divclipboardswf");  
       clipboarddiv.setAttribute("id", "divclipboardswf");  
       document.body.appendChild(clipboarddiv);  
    }  
        clipboarddiv.innerHTML='';  
    }  
    alert('The text is copied to your clipboard...');  
    return false;  
}

By: kolo

kolo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:42:20 +0000

THX for your help.

By: kolo

kolo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:45:17 +0000

I cant do click. I am doing a project for paralised people and they cant use their hands to do click.

By: Peter deHaan

Peter deHaan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:28:30 +0000

Yeah, I think by “pop-up window” they meant more like FileReference upload or download actions, full screen, and apparently clipboard access. Otherwise I assume when a SWF loaded, the rogue site could set you fullscreen, erase your clipboard contents, and try downloading a file.

Peter

By: Peter deHaan

Peter deHaan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:26:17 +0000

You should be able to do something using the setSelection() method on the inner TextArea control, as seen in the following example:

private function button_click():void {
    richTextEditor.textArea.setSelection(0, richTextEditor.text.length);
    System.setClipboard(richTextEditor.text);
    Alert.show("Done");
}

Peter

By: Peter deHaan

Peter deHaan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:23:15 +0000

It may be possible to copy text to the clipboard using JavaScript, but I haven’t looked at that in a long time, and I’m not certain on how cross-browser friendly that would be (may require different setups for Firefox/IE/Safari/Chrome/Opera/etc). Once you figure out the JavaScript side, you could try calling the JS methods from ActionScript using the ExternalInterface class in a rollOver event handler.

Or, just use a mouse “click” instead of “rollOver” and you’re done. ;)

Peter

By: kolo

kolo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:14:50 +0000

Is it possible to do “ctrl+a” on text in RichTE with button?