Window: cut event
The cut
event is fired when the user has initiated a "cut" action through the browser's user interface.
The original target for this event is the Element
that was the intended target of the cut action. You can listen for this event on the Window
interface to handle it in the capture or bubbling phases. For full details on this event please see the page on the Element: cut event.
Syntax
Use the event name in methods like addEventListener()
, or set an event handler property.
js
addEventListener("cut", (event) => {});
oncut = (event) => {};
Event type
A ClipboardEvent
. Inherits from Event
.
Examples
js
window.addEventListener("cut", (event) => {
console.log("cut action initiated");
});
Specifications
Specification |
---|
Clipboard API and events # clipboard-event-cut |
HTML Standard # handler-oncut |
Browser compatibility
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