Perform copy/cut from UIResponderStandardEditActions

Question

These are standart actions for UIMenuController declared http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/uikit/reference/UIResponderStandardEditActions_Protocol/UIResp

Answer 1

You need to send the action along the responder chain, starting with the "first responder". Try this:

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] sendAction:@selector(cut:) to:nil from:self forEvent:nil];

If you have the UIEvent that triggered the action, you might pass that as the last parameter.

You can read about the responder chain in Event Handling Guide for iOS: Event Delivery: The Responder Chain.