The getType()
method of the ClipboardItem
interface returns a Promise
that resolves with a Blob
of the requested MIME type or an error if the MIME type is not found.
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ClipboardItem: getType() method
Syntax
js
getType(type)
Parameters
Return value
Exceptions
NotFoundError
DOMException
-
The
type
does not match a known MIME type. -
TypeError
-
No parameter is specified or the
type
is not that of theClipboardItem
.
Examples
In the following example, we're returning all items on the clipboard via the clipboard.read()
method. Then utilizing the ClipboardItem.types
property to set the getType()
argument and return the corresponding blob object.
js
async function getClipboardContents() {
try {
const clipboardItems = await navigator.clipboard.read();
for (const clipboardItem of clipboardItems) {
for (const type of clipboardItem.types) {
const blob = await clipboardItem.getType(type);
// we can now use blob here
}
}
} catch (err) {
console.error(err.name, err.message);
}
}
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Clipboard API and events # dom-clipboarditem-gettype |
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
getType |
76 | 79 | 87 | No | 63 | 13.1 | 84 | 84 | No | 60 | 13.4 | 14.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ClipboardItem/getType