Sent when the user presses the key combination equivalent to the "Paste" menu item.
# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security:
# Syntax
pasteKey
# Examples
on pasteKey -- replace returns with spaces before pasting if the clipboardData["text"] is not empty then set the clipboardData["text"] to \ replaceText(the clipboardData["text"],return,space) end if paste end pasteKey
# Description
Handle the pasteKey message if you want to change the normal pasting process, or prevent use of the Paste keyboard equivalent without changing the menu.
The LiveCode development environment traps the pasteKey message, unless "Suspend LiveCode UI" is turned on in the Development menu. This means that the pasteKey message is not received by a stack if it's running in the development environment.
The pasteKey message is sent when the user presses Command-V (on Mac OS), Control-V (on Windows), Shift-Insert (on Unix), or the keyboard Paste key.
# Tags
ui,
# See
- **message:** cutKey, copyKey - **object:** stack - **glossary:** menu item, key combination, Windows, development environment, message, menu, Mac OS, Unix, keyboard equivalent