onbeforecopy event
Fires on the source object before the selection is copied to the system clipboard.
Syntax
| HTML Attribute | <element onbeforecopy = "handler(event)"> |
| Event Property | object.onbeforecopy = handler; |
| attachEvent Method | object.attachEvent("onbeforecopy", handler) |
| addEventListener Method | object.addEventListener("beforecopy", handler, useCapture) |
Event information
| Synchronous | No |
| Bubbles | Yes |
| Cancelable | Yes |
Event handler parameters
- pEvtObj [in]
Type: IHTMLEventObj
Standards information
There are no standards that apply here.
Remarks
The HTMLAreaEvents::onbeforecopy event fires on the source element. Use the IHTMLDataTransfer::setData method to specify a data format for the selection.
None.
To invoke this event, do one of the following:
- Right-click to display the shortcut menu and select Copy.
- Or press CTRL+C.
The pEvtObj parameter is required for the following interfaces:
- HTMLAnchorEvents2
- HTMLAreaEvents2
- HTMLButtonElementEvents2
- HTMLControlElementEvents2
- HTMLDocumentEvents2
- HTMLElementEvents2
- HTMLFormElementEvents2
- HTMLImgEvents2
- HTMLFrameSiteEvents2
- HTMLInputFileElementEvents2
- HTMLInputImageEvents2
- HTMLInputTextElementEvents2
- HTMLLabelEvents2
- HTMLLinkElementEvents2
- HTMLMapEvents2
- HTMLMarqueeElementEvents2
- HTMLObjectElementEvents2
- HTMLOptionButtonElementEvents2
- HTMLScriptEvents2
- HTMLSelectElementEvents2
- HTMLStyleElementEvents2
- HTMLTableEvents2
- HTMLTextContainerEvents2
- HTMLWindowEvents2
See also
Reference
Conceptual