This master branch contains the v2.x codebase for ZeroClipboard, which is currently in an unstable state! If you
want to see the v1.x codebase, please see the 1.x-master branch instead.
The ZeroClipboard library provides an easy way to copy text to the clipboard using an invisible Adobe Flash movie and a JavaScript interface. The "Zero" signifies that the library is invisible and the user interface is left entirely up to you.
This is achieved by automatically floating the invisible movie on top of a DOM element of your choice. Standard mouse events are even propagated out to your DOM element, so you can still have rollover and mousedown effects.
Note that, due to browser and Flash security restrictions, this clipboard injection can ONLY occur when the user clicks on the invisible Flash movie. A simulated click event from JavaScript will not suffice as this would enable clipboard poisoning.
<html>
<body>
<button id="copy-button" data-clipboard-text="Copy Me!" title="Click to copy me.">Copy to Clipboard</button>
<script src="ZeroClipboard.js"></script>
<script src="main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>// main.js
var client = new ZeroClipboard( document.getElementById("copy-button") );
client.on( "ready", function( readyEvent ) {
// alert( "ZeroClipboard SWF is ready!" );
client.on( "aftercopy", function( event ) {
// `this` === `client`
// `event.target` === the element that was clicked
event.target.style.display = "none";
alert("Copied text to clipboard: " + event.data["text/plain"] );
} );
} );See the instructions for more advanced options in using the library on your site.
Here is a working test page where you can try out ZeroClipboard in your browser.
To test the page demo page locally, clone the website repo.
This library is fully compatible with Flash Player 11.0.0 and above, which requires that the clipboard copy operation be initiated by a user click event inside the Flash movie. This is achieved by automatically floating the invisible movie on top of a DOM element of your choice. Standard mouse events are even propagated out to your DOM element, so you can still have rollover and mousedown effects.
Definitely works in IE8+ and all of the evergreen browsers.
Should also work in IE7 if you provide a polyfill for the global JSON object, e.g.
JSON 2 or
JSON 3.
see CONTRIBUTING.md
Starting with version 1.1.7, ZeroClipboard uses semantic versioning.
see releases
see roadmap.md
