inputstring value is zero on paste

Question

when I paste some text into this input It registers inputString as 0 until something is actually typed in there. is there a way to get the inputSting to update on paste? Thanks

$('#test').on('paste',function(){
  var inputString = this.value;
     if(inputString.length == 0) {
       $('#text').html('nothing');
    }else{
       $('#text').html('something');

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '13 at 16:50

$('.myElements').each(function() {
   var elem = $(this);
   // Save current value
   elem.data('oldVal', elem.val());
   // Look for changes
   elem.bind("propertychange keyup input paste", function(event){
      // If value has changed
      if (elem.data('oldVal') != elem.val()) {
       // Updated stored value
       elem.data('oldVal', elem.val());
       // Do action
     }
   });
 });

This will catch any change to your input.

Or use setInterval:

setInterval(function() { inputValue = $('#input_id').val(); }, 100);

I just used the setInterval function, it works perfectly. Thank you very much, a great answer. :) — user2014429, Feb 20 '13 at 17:04

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 20 '13 at 17:05

The paste event fires before the clipboard content has actually been pasted in. A simple and reliable solution is to use a timer:

$('#test').on('paste', function() {
    var input = this;

    window.setTimeout(function() {
        var inputString = input.value;
        // Do stuff with inputString here
    }, 0);
});

inputstring value is zero on paste

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