Clipboard

expo-clipboard provides an interface for getting and setting Clipboard content on Android, iOS, and Web.

Platform Compatibility

Android Device	Android Emulator	iOS Device	iOS Simulator	Web

Installation

expo install expo-clipboard

If you're installing this in a bare React Native app, you should also follow these additional installation instructions.

Usage

import * as React from 'react';
import { View, Text, Button, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import Clipboard from 'expo-clipboard';

export default function App() {
  const [copiedText, setCopiedText] = React.useState('');

  const copyToClipboard = () => {
    Clipboard.setString('hello world');
  };

  const fetchCopiedText = async () => {
    const text = await Clipboard.getStringAsync();
    setCopiedText(text);
  };

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <Button title="Click here to copy to Clipboard" onPress={copyToClipboard} />
      <Button title="View copied text" onPress={fetchCopiedText} />
      <Text style={styles.copiedText}>{copiedText}</Text>
    </View>
  );
}

%%placeholder-start%%const styles = StyleSheet.create({ ... }); %%placeholder-end%%const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
    justifyContent: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
  },
  copiedText: {
    marginTop: 10,
    color: 'red',
  },
});

API

import Clipboard from 'expo-clipboard';

Methods

`Clipboard.getStringAsync()`

Gets the content of the user's clipboard.

Please note that calling this method on web will prompt the user to grant your app permission to "see text and images copied to the clipboard."

Returns

A promise that resolves to the content of the clipboard.

`Clipboard.setString(value: string)`

Sets the content of the user's clipboard.

Arguments

value (string) -- The string to save to the clipboard.

Returns

On web, this retuns a boolean value indicating whether or not the string was saved to the user's clipboard. On iOS and Android, nothing is returned.