Android how to detect Copy event of Edittext in android

Question

I have one android apps in that i want : whenever user press copy from the edittext,any event occure, it any of edittext like from messenger edittext,mail edittext any one,when user press copy text, i want to occure any event,so any body give me example for this ?i have no idea about it,so please help me, thanks in advance.

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 12 '14 at 05:19

I got solutions: I create one service : on that in oncreate :

         ClipboardManager clipBoard = (ClipboardManager) getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
         clipBoard.addPrimaryClipChangedListener(new ClipboardListener());

and add in service :

        class ClipboardListener implements
        ClipboardManager.OnPrimaryClipChangedListener {
        public void onPrimaryClipChanged() {
        ClipboardManager clipBoard = (ClipboardManager) getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
        CharSequence pasteData = "";
        ClipData.Item item = clipBoard.getPrimaryClip().getItemAt(0);
        pasteData = item.getText();
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "copied val=" + pasteData,
                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

    }
}

How about paste event? – Mohammad Afrashteh Apr 09 '18 at 11:40 — Mohammad Afrashteh, Apr 09 '18 at 11:40

Manikanta Ottiprolu · Answer 2 · 2014-07-11T13:09:03.920

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By using the below code for EditText you can get the event for Cut/Copy/Paste.

public class EditTextMonitor extends EditText{
private final Context mcontext; // Just the constructors to create a new EditText...

public EditTextMonitor(Context context) {
    super(context);
    this.mcontext = context;
}

public EditTextMonitor(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
    super(context, attrs);
    this.mcontext = context;
}

public EditTextMonitor(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    this.mcontext = context;
}


@Override
public boolean onTextContextMenuItem(int id) {
    // Do your thing:
    boolean consumed = super.onTextContextMenuItem(id);
    // React:
    switch (id){
        case android.R.id.cut:
            onTextCut();
            break;
        case android.R.id.paste:
            onTextPaste();
            break;
        case android.R.id.copy:
            onTextCopy();
    }
    return consumed;
}

/**
 * Text was cut from this EditText.
 */
public void onTextCut(){Toast.makeText(mcontext, "Event of Cut!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

/**
 * Text was copied from this EditText.
 */
public void onTextCopy(){
    Toast.makeText(mcontext, "Event of Copy!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

/**
 * Text was pasted into the EditText.
 */
public void onTextPaste(){
    Toast.makeText(mcontext, "Event of Paste!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}}

edited Jul 11 '14 at 13:09

answered Jul 11 '14 at 12:16

Manikanta Ottiprolu

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I tested this you can put your won code isted of Toasts. – Manikanta Ottiprolu Jul 11 '14 at 13:09
or you can see this [link] http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/text/copy-paste.html – Manikanta Ottiprolu Jul 11 '14 at 13:11
it giving me error about empty constructor or required default constructore – Nirav Mehta Jul 12 '14 at 04:47
you have to create editText like this for this edit text you can get cut copy paste events. – Manikanta Ottiprolu Jul 14 '14 at 08:23
Lets go to use references: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14980227/android-intercept-paste-copy-cut-on-edittext – Diego Venâncio Aug 10 '17 at 03:23
Note that in Android O you will also need to include this case: `case android.R.id.pasteAsPlainText:` – user836003 Aug 17 '17 at 17:34

Android how to detect Copy event of Edittext in android

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