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
NotFoundErrorDOMException-
The
typedoes not match a known MIME type. -
TypeError -
No parameter is specified or the
typeis 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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