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How do I fire from a
CTRL+V and CTRL+Z to a targeted
?</a></h1> </div> <div class="grid fw-wrap pb8 mb16 bb bc-black-075"> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8" title="2016-01-12 19:07:53Z"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Asked</span> <time itemprop="dateCreated" datetime="2017-03-13T03:56:05.450" class="fromnow">Mar 13 '17 at 03:56</time> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mr16 mb8"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Active</span> <time class="fromnow" title="2017-08-31T20:56:21.223" datetime="2017-08-31T20:56:21.223">Aug 31 '17 at 20:56</a> </div> <div class="grid--cell ws-nowrap mb8" title="Viewed 2,111 times"> <span class="fc-light mr2">Viewed</span> 2,111 times </div> </div> <div id="mainbar" role="main" aria-label="questions and answers"> <div id="question" class="question" data-questionid="42756411" data-ownerid="7371886" data-score="2"> <div class="post-layout"> <div class="votecell post-layout--left"> <div class="js-voting-container grid jc-center fd-column ai-stretch gs4 fc-black-200" data-post-id="42756411"> <button class="js-vote-up-btn grid--cell s-btn s-btn__unset c-pointer"><svg aria-hidden="true" class="m0 svg-icon iconArrowUpLg" width="36" height="36" viewBox="0 0 36 36"><path d="M2 26h32L18 10 2 26z"></path></svg></button> <div class="js-vote-count grid--cell fc-black-500 fs-title grid fd-column ai-center" itemprop="upvoteCount" data-value="2">2</div> <button class="js-bookmark-btn s-btn s-btn__unset c-pointer py4"> <svg aria-hidden="true" class="svg-icon iconBookmark" width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18"><path d="M6 1a2 2 0 00-2 2v14l5-4 5 4V3a2 2 0 00-2-2H6zm3.9 3.83h2.9l-2.35 1.7.9 2.77L9 7.59l-2.35 1.7.9-2.76-2.35-1.7h2.9L9 2.06l.9 2.77z"></path></svg> <div class="js-bookmark-count mt4" data-value="0">0</div> </button> </div> </div> <div class="postcell post-layout--right"> <div class="s-prose js-post-body" itemprop="text"><p>I want to fire from a button <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd> to a targeted textarea. If it is possibility to have this as an <code>onclick</code> button instead of <code>id</code> button that would be perfect. How do I do that?</p> <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> Please do not misunderstand this post with detecting or alert keypress. I do <strong>NOT</strong> want that. I want to have a button that executes this keypress onto the textarea. </p> <p><strong>My JavaScript:</strong></p> <pre><code><script type="text/javascript"> var t = document.getElementById('mytextarea'), bcsv = document.getElementById('bcv'), bsz = document.getElementById('bcz'), cv = document.createEvent('KeyboardEvents'), cz = document.createEvent('KeyboardEvents'); cv.initKeyboardEvent( 'keydown', true, // key down events bubble true, // and they can be cancelled document.defaultView, // Use the default view true, // ctrl false, // alt false, //shift false, //meta key 86, // keycode 0 ); cz.initKeyboardEvent( 'keydown', true, // key down events bubble true, // and they can be cancelled document.defaultView, // Use the default view true, // ctrl false, // alt false, //shift false, //meta key 90, // keycode 0 ); bcz.addEventListener('click', function(){ t.dispatchEvent(cz); }, false); bcsz.addEventListener('click', function(){ t.dispatchEvent(csz); }, false); </script> </code></pre> <p><strong>My HTML:</strong></p> <pre><code><input type="button" value="CTRL+V" id="bcv" /> <input type="button" value="CTRL+Z" id="bcz" /> <textarea id="mytextarea" rows="5" cols="10"></textarea> </code></pre> <p><strong>Question:</strong> I never managed to make this work. So how do I make it work? Or is it another way to make this work? How do I make two buttons to act as if I would push <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>V</kbd> and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>Z</kbd> on the keyboard on a targeted textarea? But without using the keyboard.</p></div> <div class="mt24 mb12"> <div class="post-taglist grid gs4 gsy fd-column"> <div class="grid ps-relative"> <a href="../../questions/tagged/javascript" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'javascript'" rel="tag">javascript</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/jquery" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'jquery'" rel="tag">jquery</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/button" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'button'" rel="tag">button</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/copy-paste" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'copy-paste'" rel="tag">copy-paste</a> <a href="../../questions/tagged/ctrl" class="post-tag js-gps-track" title="show questions tagged 'ctrl'" rel="tag">ctrl</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb0"> <div class="mt16 grid gs8 gsy fw-wrap jc-end ai-start pt4 mb16"> <div class="grid--cell mr16 fl1 w96"></div> <div class="post-signature grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="edited Aug 31 '17 at 20:56">edited Aug 31 '17 at 20:56</time> <a href="../../users/4528159/fabrizio" class="s-avatar s-avatar__32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/4528159.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="Fabrizio" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/4528159/fabrizio" class="s-user-card--link">Fabrizio</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">7,603</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__gold" title="6 gold badges">6</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__silver" title="44 silver badges">44</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="104 bronze badges">104</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-signature owner grid--cell"> <div class="s-user-card s-user-card"> <time class="s-user-card--time" datetime="asked Mar 13 '17 at 03:56">asked Mar 13 '17 at 03:56</time> <a href="../../users/7371886/seekload" class="s-avatar s-avatar__32 s-user-card--avatar"> <img class="s-avatar--image" src="../../users/profiles/7371886.webp" data-jdenticon-width="32" data-jdenticon-height="32" data-jdenticon-value="SeekLoad" /> </a> <div class="s-user-card--info"> <a href="../../users/7371886/seekload" class="s-user-card--link">SeekLoad</a> <ul class="s-user-card--awards"> <li class="s-user-card--rep" title="reputation score">973</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__gold" title="1 gold badge">1</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__silver" title="9 silver badge">9</li> <li class="s-award-bling s-award-bling__bronze" title="33 bronze badge">33</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="post-layout--right js-post-comments-component"> <div id="comments-42756411" class="comments js-comments-container bt bc-black-075 mt12 " data-post-id="42756411" data-min-length="15"> <ul class="comments-list js-comments-list" data-remaining-comments-count="0" data-canpost="false" data-cansee="true" data-comments-unavailable="false" data-addlink-disabled="true"> <li id="comment-72644502" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72644502" data-comment-owner-id="973552" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72644502_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">Ok, and what's the question? Does this work? if not, why not? You have errors? If so, what errors?</span> – <a href="../../users/973552/studiotime" title="22,603 reputation" class="comment-user ">StudioTime</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72644502_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T13:22:45.790 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 13:22</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-72644598" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72644598" data-comment-owner-id="3708505" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72644598_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">those variable names.....`bcsz`,`bsz`,`cz`,`cv`,`t`</span> – <a href="../../users/3708505/nate-beers" title="1,355 reputation" class="comment-user ">Nate Beers</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72644598_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T13:25:10.500 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 13:25</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-72645338" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72645338" data-comment-owner-id="7371886" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72645338_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">I changed the `bcsz` to `bcsv` because there was a mistake. But now still not working. @NateBeers</span> – <a href="../../users/7371886/seekload" title="973 reputation" class="comment-user owner">SeekLoad</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72645338_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T13:42:50.637 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 13:42</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-72645567" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72645567" data-comment-owner-id="7371886" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72645567_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">The question is clear. How do I make two buttons to act as if I would push CTRL+V and CTRL+Z on the keyboard on a targeted textarea? But without using the keyboard. I will not edit the post putting this question in to clarify what I want. I did find one error, but is now fixed and in the post too, but that was not the problem, because it still does NOT work and if I knew why I would NOT ask with a post of this here would I? @DarrenSweeney</span> – <a href="../../users/7371886/seekload" title="973 reputation" class="comment-user owner">SeekLoad</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72645567_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T13:47:41.247 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 13:47</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-72645608" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72645608" data-comment-owner-id="1344268" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72645608_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">CTRL-V does paste the clipboard data into the currently focused input element. To access the clipboard data, check out this question: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2176861/javascript-get-clipboard-data-on-paste-event-cross-browser</span> – <a href="../../users/1344268/mch" title="1,259 reputation" class="comment-user ">mch</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72645608_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T13:48:39.903 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 13:48</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> <li id="comment-72646765" class="comment js-comment " data-comment-id="72646765" data-comment-owner-id="7371886" data-comment-score="0"> <div class="js-comment-actions comment-actions"> <div class="comment-score js-comment-edit-hide"> </div> </div> <div class="comment-text js-comment-text-and-form"> <a name="comment72646765_42756411"></a> <div class="comment-body js-comment-edit-hide"> <span class="comment-copy">I already have a copy code that accesses the clipboard and the copy code works. Now I needed a paste code with a button. The link you gave me, I have seen that page before and there is no place it tells me how to make that work with a button and besides that gives me the source codes of how to make an alert from the clipboard, I do not want an alert from the clipboard. I want to have a paste button. @mch</span> – <a href="../../users/7371886/seekload" title="973 reputation" class="comment-user owner">SeekLoad</a> <span class="comment-date" dir="ltr"><a class="comment-link" href="../../questions/42756411/how-do-i-fire-from-a-button-ctrl-v-and-ctrl-z-to-a-targeted-textarea#comment72646765_42756411"><span title="2017-03-13T14:16:22.423 License: CC BY-SA 3.0" class="relativetime-clean">Mar 13 '17 at 14:16</span></a></span> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="answers"> <a name="tab-top"></a> <div id="answers-header"> <div class="answers-subheader grid ai-center mb8"> <div class="grid--cell fl1"> <h2 class="mb0" data-answercount="9">0 Answers<span style="display:none;" itemprop="answerCount">0</span></h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <script src="../../static/js/stack-icons.js"></script> <script src="../../static/js/fromnow.js"></script> </body> </html>