In reactJS, how to copy text to clipboard?

Question

I\'m using ReactJS and when a user clicks a link I want to copy some text to the clipboard.

I am using Chrome 52 and I do not need to support any other browsers.

Answer 1

For those people who are trying to select from the DIV instead of the text field, here is the code. The code is self-explanatory but comment here if you want more information:

     import React from 'react';
     ....

    //set ref to your div
          setRef = (ref) => {
            // debugger; //eslint-disable-line
            this.dialogRef = ref;
          };

          createMarkeup = content => ({
            __html: content,
          });

    //following function select and copy data to the clipboard from the selected Div. 
   //Please note that it is only tested in chrome but compatibility for other browsers can be easily done

          copyDataToClipboard = () => {
            try {
              const range = document.createRange();
              const selection = window.getSelection();
              range.selectNodeContents(this.dialogRef);
              selection.removeAllRanges();
              selection.addRange(range);
              document.execCommand('copy');
              this.showNotification('Macro copied successfully.', 'info');
              this.props.closeMacroWindow();
            } catch (err) {
              // console.log(err); //eslint-disable-line
              //alert('Macro copy failed.');
            }
          };

              render() {
                    return (
                        
 {
                            this.dialogRef = el;
                          }}
                          // className={classes.paper}
                          dangerouslySetInnerHTML={this.createMarkeup(this.props.content)}
                        />
                    );
            }