Storing clipboard data into a variable with JavaScript and the Google Chrome API

Question

I am wondering if it is possible to store the contents of the clipboard in a string variable.

The following source states that this is not possible using pure JS, b

Answer 1

There was an experimental clipboard api a while ago, I guess they removed it though. You could always paste the contents into a textarea/contenteditable and get it's value:

function getClipboard() {    
    var el = document.createElement('textarea');
    document.body.appendChild(el);
    el.focus();
    document.execCommand('paste');
    var value = el.value;
    document.body.removeChild(el)
    return value;
}
console.log(getClipboard());