jQuery bind to Paste Event, how to get the content of the paste

Question

I have a jquery token tagit plugin and I want to bind to the paste event to add items correctly.

I\'m able to bind to the paste event like so:

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Answer 1

Another approach: That input event will catch also the paste event.

$('textarea').bind('input', function () {
    setTimeout(function () { 
        console.log('input event handled including paste event');
    }, 0);
});