If I know the value of a string can i insert it directly onto the clipboard without doing an execCommand('copy')

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Something as simple as this?

let myString = "foo";

copyToClipboard(myString);

the OP said he didn't want to use execCommand (wondering why....) — Pierre, Feb 06 '20 at 16:46
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard/write — Teemu, Feb 06 '20 at 16:47
I was thinking execCommand('copy') required coping a manipulated selection of text, which seemed error prone compared to just giving it the text I already know. But if that's the best way it's ok. I'd like it to work pretty universally, yeah. — Chris, Feb 06 '20 at 18:05
I found this post which worked for me. https://stackoverflow.com/a/49121680/7636192 — Chris, Feb 06 '20 at 18:14

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 07 '20 at 05:01

There are two ways to interact with the clipboard:

The support for the more modern second option is lacking though: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Clipboard/write

There is currently no other supported way :)

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