[SOLVED] Copy

Question

Im trying to make it so when u click the button it copys the text, it has the command for it but its giving me errors and i dont know what to do. Im not sure if its becasue on w3schools they say to not use the command or something else
https://code.sololearn.com/WhIa55cHV8Uu/?ref=app

Answer 1

Your Mom did you remove the line which selects the text
document.getElementById("cop").select();
This one you have to remove it

Answer 2

You should write document.execCommand

Answer 3

function my(){
document.getElementById("cop").select();
document.execCommand("copy")
}

execCommand('copy') copies the selection to the clipboard, the selection is made using the select() method.

Answer 4

Your Mom

execCommand is a function of global object document not an object of element that's why you get error.

when you do
document.getElementById('cop'). execCommand ('copy') it just copy once means when you try to edit textbox then do copy then it won't copy edited text. It just show you previous copied text.

Answer 5

Did you select it before pressing button

Answer 6

It is working for me

Answer 7

Your Mom

You need to select text before copying

function my() {
var ele = document.getElementById('cop');
ele.select();

document.execCommand("copy");
}

Answer 8

why is it like that? any reason is it just built in like that?

Answer 9

Solo ,YUGRAJ why do you not put document.getElementById…? forthr docuemnt.execCommand. Is it built like that or is there another reason?

Answer 10

yes but whenever i use

document.getElementById(“cop”).select();

document.getElementById(“cop”).execCommand(“copy”); it comes out as an error, but whenever i use document.getElementById(“cop”).select();

document.execCommand(“copy”); it works. why is that? Shouldnt they both perform the same task?

Answer 11

k so one last thing, how do i make it so it copys text that the user selected? I tried adding a global variable to my select() and applying that to my execCommand() but it didnt work

Answer 12

function my(){
document.execCommand("copy")
}

Answer 13

yes

Answer 14

idk if its because im on mobile or not

Answer 15

r u on computer?

Answer 16

I am using in mobile

Answer 17

ok, ill try again later

Answer 18

I am on mobile and its working.

Answer 19

Solo That selects all text in textarea i just want it to copy what user wants. For example if i have Hello World! written in textarea and i only want Hello to be copied i would select it and press the button. idk how to do that and i tried multiple ways

Answer 20

YUGRAJ i removed the line but then it doesnt copy anything