How to detect Ctrl+V, Ctrl+C using JavaScript?

Question

How to detect ctrl+v, ctrl+c using Javascript?

I need to restrict pasting in my textareas, end user should not copy and p

Answer 1

If you use the ctrlKey property, you don't need to maintain state.

   $(document).keydown(function(event) {
      // Ctrl+C or Cmd+C pressed?
      if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 67) {
         // Do stuff.
      }

      // Ctrl+V or Cmd+V pressed?
      if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 86) {
         // Do stuff.
      }

      // Ctrl+X or Cmd+X pressed?
      if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && event.keyCode == 88) {
         // Do stuff.
      } 
    }

Answer 2

i already have your problem and i solved it by the following code .. that accept only numbers

$('#<%= mobileTextBox.ClientID %>').keydown(function(e) {
            ///// e.which Values
            // 8  : BackSpace , 46 : Delete , 37 : Left , 39 : Rigth , 144: Num Lock 
            if (e.which != 8 && e.which != 46 && e.which != 37 && e.which != 39 && e.which != 144
                && (e.which < 96 || e.which > 105 )) {
                return false;
            }
        });

you can detect Ctrl id e.which == 17

Answer 3

Short solution for preventing user from using context menu, copy and cut in jQuery:

jQuery(document).bind("cut copy contextmenu",function(e){
    e.preventDefault();
});

Also disabling text selection in CSS might come handy:

.noselect {  
    -webkit-touch-callout: none;
    -webkit-user-select: none;
    -khtml-user-select: none;
    -moz-user-select: none;
    -ms-user-select: none;
     user-select: none;
}

Answer 4

With jquery you can easy detect copy, paste, etc by binding the function:

$("#textA").bind('copy', function() {
    $('span').text('copy behaviour detected!')
}); 
$("#textA").bind('paste', function() {
    $('span').text('paste behaviour detected!')
}); 
$("#textA").bind('cut', function() {
    $('span').text('cut behaviour detected!')
});

More information here: http://www.mkyong.com/jquery/how-to-detect-copy-paste-and-cut-behavior-with-jquery/

Answer 5

You can listen to the keypress event, and halt the default event (entering the text) if it matches the specific keycodes