useClipboard

useClipboard is a custom hook that handles copying content to clipboard.

Arguments#

The useClipboard hook takes the following arguments:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`text`	`string`	`true`	The text or value that is to be copied.
`optionsOrTimeout`	`number` or `object`	`false`	The timeout as a `number` or an `object` containing 2 properties: `timeout` and `format` for the MIME type

Return value#

The useClipboard hook returns an object with the following fields:

Name	Type	Default	Description
`value`	`string`		The copied value.
`onCopy`	`function`		Callback function to copy content.
`hasCopied`	`boolean`	`false`	If `true`, the content has been copied .

Import#

import { useClipboard } from '@chakra-ui/react'

Usage#

function Example() {
  const [value, setValue] = React.useState('Hello world')
  const { hasCopied, onCopy } = useClipboard(value)

  return (
    <>
      <Flex mb={2}>
        <Input value={value} isReadOnly placeholder='Welcome' />
        <Button onClick={onCopy} ml={2}>
          {hasCopied ? 'Copied' : 'Copy'}
        </Button>
      </Flex>
      <Editable placeholder='Paste here'>
        <EditablePreview width='100%' />
        <EditableInput />
      </Editable>
    </>
  )
}