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Clear pasteboard (pasteboard.clear)

Declaration​

items = pasteboard.clear()

Returns​

  • items
    Table. Returns the previous pasteboard content. It may contain multiple entries, each with type and data fields.

    Structure of the returned items
    {
        {
            type = "public.utf8-plain-text",
            data = "data here",
        },
        {
            type = "public.rtf",
            data = "data here",
        },
        {
            type = "public.html",
            data = "data here",
        },
        ...
    }

Notes​

Clear the system pasteboard.
Available since version 1.3.8 or later.

Example​

pasteboard.clear() -- clear pasteboard