copy whole html table to clipboard javascript

Question

I have write javascript to select the table but I want to now automaticaly copy it after the click of the button.Please help me.My javascript is like this.

function selectElementContents(el) {
            var body = document.body, range, sel;
            if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
                range = document.createRange();
                sel = window.getSelection();
                sel.removeAllRanges();
                try {
                    range.selectNodeContents(el);
                    sel.addRange(range);
                    document.execCommand('Copy');
                } catch (e) {
                    range.selectNode(el);
                    sel.addRange(range);
                    document.execCommand('Copy');
                }
            } else if (body.createTextRange) {
                range = body.createTextRange();
                range.moveToElementText(el);
                range.select();
                range.execCommand('Copy');

            }
        }

possible duplicate of [Copy to the clipboard in JavaScript?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/400212/copy-to-the-clipboard-in-javascript) — Software Engineer, Jan 09 '15 at 22:03
Credit: The code here and in one of the answers appears to have been taken from: https://stackoverflow.com/a/2044793/943435 by @TimDown. See the original for his working example. — Roberto, May 20 '18 at 01:04
In IE: `window.clipboardData.setData("text", el.outerHTML);` — Andrew, Jun 08 '18 at 20:17

score 13 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 08 '16 at 04:41

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function selectElementContents(el) {
var body = document.body, range, sel;
if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
    range = document.createRange();
    sel = window.getSelection();
    sel.removeAllRanges();
    try {
        range.selectNodeContents(el);
        sel.addRange(range);
    } catch (e) {
        range.selectNode(el);
        sel.addRange(range);
    }
} else if (body.createTextRange) {
    range = body.createTextRange();
    range.moveToElementText(el);
    range.select();
}
document.execCommand("Copy");}

answered Aug 08 '16 at 04:41

Dio

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Note that [document.createRange](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createRange) and [window.getSelection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/getSelection) are supported in all modern browsers, and even IE9+. Most web applications probably do not need the fallback anymore. – Don McCurdy Dec 20 '19 at 22:36

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 18 '19 at 09:42

Try this:

<script type="text/javascript">

function copytable(el) {
    var urlField = document.getElementById(el)   
    var range = document.createRange()
    range.selectNode(urlField)
    window.getSelection().addRange(range) 
    document.execCommand('copy')
}

</script>

<input type=button value="Copy to Clipboard" onClick="copytable('stats')">

<table id=stats>
    <tr>
        <td>hello</td>
    </tr>
</table>

score 2 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 06 '20 at 01:53

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UPDATE

Use this code instead.

Code:

function selectElementContents(el) {
    var body = document.body, range, sel;
    if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
        range = document.createRange();
        sel = window.getSelection();
        sel.removeAllRanges();
        try {
            range.selectNodeContents(el);
            sel.addRange(range);
        } catch (e) {
            range.selectNode(el);
            sel.addRange(range);
        }
    } else if (body.createTextRange) {
        range = body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(el);
        range.select();
        document.execCommand("copy");
    }
}

<input type="button" value="select table"
  onclick="selectElementContents( document.getElementById('table') );">
  
<table id="table">
    <thead>
        <tr><th>Heading</th><th>Heading</th></tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr><td>cell</td><td>cell</td></tr>
    </tbody>
</table>

edited Jul 06 '20 at 01:53

Community

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answered Sep 26 '14 at 06:53

vitorio

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How to use that plugin? – RKS Sep 26 '14 at 07:14
Is there not any solution without using plugin? – RKS Sep 26 '14 at 07:23
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This code just selects the whole table but it doesnot copy it. – RKS Sep 26 '14 at 07:41
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@vitorio : I have tried to copy the hidden table. Do you have any idea about hidden table – mahesh Jun 20 '18 at 16:37
Note that [document.createRange](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createRange) and [window.getSelection](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/getSelection) are supported in all modern browsers, and even IE9+. Most web applications probably do not need the fallback anymore. – Don McCurdy Dec 20 '19 at 22:36

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Feb 05 '21 at 09:06

by using a library called clipboard.js making it much easier. for more info, check: https://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/copy-to-clipboard-made-easy-with-clipboardjs--cms-25086

<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/clipboard.js/1.4.0/clipboard.min.js">
(function(){
    new Clipboard('#copy-table-button');
})();
</script>

<button class="btn" id="copy-table-button" data-clipboard-target="#table_results">Copy</button>
               

<table id='table_results' >

</table>

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 13 '19 at 16:13

The previous scripts did not work for me because the .execCommand("Copy") was not triggering. By attaching it to the document itself, and moving it outside of the conditional, I was able to get it to work:

I think this function is more robust:

  function selectElementContents(el) {
    var body = document.body, range, sel;
    if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
        range = document.createRange();
        sel = window.getSelection();
        sel.removeAllRanges();
        try {
            range.selectNodeContents(el);
            sel.addRange(range);
        } catch (e) {
            range.selectNode(el);
            sel.addRange(range);
        }
    } else if (body.createTextRange) {
        range = body.createTextRange();
        range.moveToElementText(el);
        range.select();
    }
    document.execCommand("Copy");
}

score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 18 '20 at 01:14

This has worked for me, it is not only restricted to table, but it can even select and copy to clipboard all elements inside Node specified with id.
I have tested in Mac Chrome as well as windows chrome.
Usescase : Copy Signature created by Signature Generator based on JS

Demo :

<div id="signature_container">
  <p id="company_name" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #522e64; font-weight: 700; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 1px; border-bottom: solid 2px #522e64; width:250px; padding-bottom: 3px;">The Company Name</p>
  <p style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #00706a; font-weight: 700; font-size: 15px;"> <span id="first_name_output_2"></span>Firstname<span id="last_name_output_2"> Lastname</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span id="designation_output_2" style="color: #000000; font-weight: 500; font-size: 15px;">Designation</span></p>
  <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #625469; font-weight: normal; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.6px;">youreamil@xyz.com<span id="email_output_2"></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
</div>
<br><br>
<input type="button" onclick="selectElementContents( document.getElementById('signature_container') );" value="Copy to Clipboard">

<script>
  function selectElementContents(el) {
    var body = document.body,
      range, sel;
    if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
      range = document.createRange();
      sel = window.getSelection();
      sel.removeAllRanges();
      range.selectNodeContents(el);
      sel.addRange(range);
    }
    document.execCommand("Copy");
  }
</script>

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered May 02 '19 at 12:37

You can use this custom script, if you need to copy to clipboard all data from table; html:

<button class='btnclipboard' data-source='tableStudents'> Copy table </button>

<table id="tableStudents">
<thead>
 <th> user_id </th>
 <th> Name </th> 
</thead> 
<tbody>
 <tr>
  <td> 123 </td>
  <td> Proba </td>
 </tr>
<tbody>
</table>

<script>
    $('.btnclipboard').click(function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
        copyTableToClipboard($(this).data('source'));
});

function copyTableToClipboard() {


var clipboard=new Clipboard('.btnclipboard',{

    text: function(trigger) {

        var txt=[];
                var headColumns = [];
                $("#tableStudents th").each(function(){
                    var textColumn = $(this).text();
                    if(textColumn == null || textColumn == "") {
                        textColumn = $(this).attr('title');
                    }
                    if(textColumn == undefined || textColumn == null) {
                        textColumn = "";
                    }
                    headColumns.push(textColumn);
                    // console.log($(this).text());
                });
                console.log('headColumns', headColumns);
                var head=headColumns;
                txt.push(head.join("\t"));

                var rowColumns=[];
                $("#tableStudents tr").each(function(){
                    var row=[];
                    $(this).find('td').each(function(){
                        var textColumn = $(this).text();
                        if($(this).find("i").hasClass('fa-check')){
                            textColumn = "1";
                        }
                        // if(textColumn == "") {
                        //  // textColumn = $(this).attr('title');
                        //  textColumn = "";
                        // }
                        // if(textColumn != null) {
                            row.push(textColumn);
                        // }
                    //console.log($(this).text());
                    });
                    if(row.length > 0) {
                        rowColumns.push(row);
                        txt.push(row.join("\t"));
                    }
                });
                console.log('rowColumns', rowColumns);
                return txt.join("\n");
    }


});

clipboard.on('success', function(e) {

    console.info('Action:', e.action);
    e.clearSelection();

    if (Notification.permission == "granted")
    {
        var notification = new Notification('Data copied to clipboard', {
            icon: '../dist/img/favicon.png',
            body: "You can now paste (Ctrl+v) into your favorite spreadsheet editor !"
        });
    }else{
        console.warn(Notification.permission);
    }
});

clipboard.on('error', function(e) {
    console.error('Action:', e.action);
    console.error('Trigger:', e.trigger);
});
}
</script>

After you click on the button, your table data should be copied.

score -1 · Answer 8 · answered Jan 09 '15 at 22:01

function selectElementContents(el) {
var body = document.body, range, sel;
if (document.createRange && window.getSelection) {
    range = document.createRange();
    sel = window.getSelection();
    sel.removeAllRanges();
    try {
        range.selectNodeContents(el);
        sel.addRange(range);
    } catch (e) {
        range.selectNode(el);
        sel.addRange(range);
    }
} else if (body.createTextRange) {
    range = body.createTextRange();
    range.moveToElementText(el);
    range.select();





}
CopiedTxt = document.selection.createRange();
CopiedTxt.execCommand("Copy");}

copy whole html table to clipboard javascript

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