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setClipboard

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This function sets the players clipboard text (what appears when you paste with CTRL + V)

Syntax

bool setClipboard ( string theText )
Required Arguments
  • theText: The new text to be in the players clipboard when the player pastes with CTRL + V.

Returns

  • bool: value

Returns true if the text in the clip board was set correctly.

Code Examples

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This example adds a command called clipboard which lets you set your clipboard text.

addCommandHandler( "clipboard", -- add a command handler for the command
   function( command, ... )
      local text = table.concat({...}, " ") -- if the text has spaces this will turn it into a string
      local success = setClipboard( text ) -- set the clipboard and find out if it worked
      if success then
         outputChatBox( "Clipboard text set to: " .. text, 0, 255, 0 ) -- if it did, tell the player
      else
         outputChatBox( "Failed to set the clipboards text", 255, 0, 0 ) -- if it didn't, tell the player
      end
   end
)

See Also

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