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Description

Description:: Copies ANSI text string to the clipboard. If Unicode support is desired, see forceUnicode.
Multiplayer:: ⚠
Restricted to the server for safety reasons.
Groups:: System Strings

Syntax

Syntax:: copyToClipboard text
Parameters:: text: String
Return Value:: Nothing

Examples

Example 1:: copyToClipboard str _data;

Additional Information

See also:: copyFromClipboard diag_log forceUnicode

Notes

: Report bugs on the Feedback Tracker and/or discuss them on the Arma Discord or on the Forums.
Only post proven facts here! Add Note

Benargee - c

Posted on Oct 12, 2014 - 02:38 (UTC)

To add a line break in output text do this:

_br = toString [13,10]; // (carriage return & line feed) _string = "Line 1" + _br + "Line 2"; copyToClipboard _string;

Paste into text editor of choice, you get:

Line 1
Line 2

(A3 1.30 Stable executed inside .sqf via execVM)

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Command|= Comments
+{{RV|type=command
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
-| arma2 |= Game name
+|game1= arma2
+|version1= 1.00
-|1.00|= Game version
+|game2= arma2oa
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|version2= 1.50
-| Copy the text to the clipboard.  |= Description
+|game3= tkoh
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|version3= 1.00
-| '''copyToClipboard''' text |= Syntax
+|game4= arma3
+|version4= 0.50
-|p1= text:  -  |= PARAMETER1
+|serverExec= server
-|p2= |= PARAMETER2
+|gr1= System
-|p3= |= PARAMETER3
+|gr2= Strings
-| [[Nothing]] |= RETURNVALUE
+|descr= Copies ANSI text string to the clipboard. If Unicode support is desired, see [[forceUnicode]].
+|mp= {{Feature|important|Restricted to '''[[isServer|the server]]''' for safety reasons.}}
-|x1= <code>copyToClipboard (str (_data));</code>|= EXAMPLE1
+|s1= [[copyToClipboard]] text
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|p1= text: [[String]]
-| [[copyFromClipboard]], [[diag_log]] |= SEEALSO
+|r1= [[Nothing]]
-|  |= MPBEHAVIOUR
+|x1= <sqf>copyToClipboard str _data;</sqf>
-____________________________________________________________________________________________
+|seealso= [[copyFromClipboard]] [[diag_log]] [[forceUnicode]]
 }}
-<h3 style='display:none'>Notes</h3>
+{{Note
-<dl class='command_description'>
+|user= Benargee
-<!-- Note Section BEGIN -->
+|timestamp= 20141012023800
+|text= To add a line break in output text do this:
-<!-- Note Section END -->
+<sqf>
-</dl>
+_br = toString [13,10]; // (carriage return & line feed)
+_string = "Line 1" + _br + "Line 2";
-<h3 style='display:none'>Bottom Section</h3>
+copyToClipboard _string;
-[[Category:ArmA 2: New Scripting Commands List|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+</sqf>
-[[Category:Scripting Commands ArmA2|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+Paste into text editor of choice, you get:
-[[Category:Scripting Commands|{{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}}]]
+<pre>
+Line 1
+Line 2
+</pre>
+(A3 1.30 Stable executed inside .sqf via [[execVM]])
+}}