cross browser - Is it possible to read the clipboard in Firefox, Safari and Chrome using JavaScript?

Question

I'm trying to read the contents of the clipboard using JavaScript. With Internet Explorer it's possible using the function

window.clipboardData.getData("Text")

Is there a similar way of reading the clipboard in Firefox, Safari and Chrome?

Answer 1

Safari supports reading the clipboard during onpaste events:

Information

You want to do something like:

someDomNode.onpaste = function(e) {
    var paste = e.clipboardData && e.clipboardData.getData ?
        e.clipboardData.getData('text/plain') :                // Standard
        window.clipboardData && window.clipboardData.getData ?
        window.clipboardData.getData('Text') :                 // MS
        false;
    if(paste) {
        // ...
    }
};