My Name Is Rich

Well, I was working a small project and I realized I needed to be able to copy content to the user’s clipboard. I know this is doable since I’ve seen it done in many, many flash sites and applications. So after a quick look through the Flash Help Docs I came across a little function called System.setClipboard().

Check out the example below to see it in action. All you have to do is type your own text and press copy. Simple and easy.

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import flash.system.System;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 
this.copyButton.mouseChildren = false;
this.copyButton.buttonMode = true;
this.copyButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, this._click);
 
function _click(event:MouseEvent):void
{
	System.setClipboard(this.copyField.text);
	this.copyButton.labelField.text = "Copied!!";
}

The way this code works is that after you’ve typed your text and press the copy button. System.setClipboard() is called and a string is passed as a parameter. And that’s really all of the grunt work. Nothing more or less.

I’ve uploaded a zip file containing all the source files for your viewing pleasure.

Hope you found this example useful!