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Prevent Copy-Paste in Textarea
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jquery-textarea-sample.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>jquery-textarea</title>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"
integrity="sha512-3gJwYpMe3QewGELv8k/BX9vcqhryRdzRMxVfq6ngyWXwo03GFEzjsUm8Q7RZcHPHksttq7/GFoxjCVUjkjvPdw=="
crossorigin="anonymous" referrerpolicy="no-referrer"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wpforms-container">
<br>
<input type="text" placeholder="Type here">
<br>
<br>
<textarea id="someTextAreaId" placeholder="type your text here" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
//plain javascript prevent user from copying and pasting text
const textarea = document.getElementById("someTextAreaId");
textarea.addEventListener('copy', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
console.log(e, "Copying text is not allowed");
});
textarea.addEventListener('paste', function(e) {
e.preventDefault();
console.log(e, "Pasting text is not allowed");
});
// const textarea = document.getElementById("someTextAreaId")
// jQuery(textarea).on('copy paste', function (e) {
// e.preventDefault();
// console.log(e, "copying or pasting text is not allowed");
// });
// jQuery('#someTextAreaId').on('copy paste', function (e) {
// e.preventDefault();
// console.log(e, "copying or pasting text is not allowed");
// });
// jQuery(document).ready(function () {
// jQuery('.wpforms-container').on('copy', 'input, textarea', function (e) {
// e.preventDefault();
// console.log(e, "copying text");
// });
// jQuery('.wpforms-container').on('paste', 'input, textarea', function (e) {
// e.preventDefault();
// console.log(e, "pasting text");
// });
// });
</script>
</body>
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