Execute JS in Safari - Copy Text Selection

[prashant]

Hi ,
I am playing with Execute JS in safari action and wanted to copy the current selection in safari to clipboard , assuming I am copying Text only. This code below by chatGPT fails to give any result

1. Developer Mode On
2. KM can control safari
3. Edited after @griffman reply - Cmd+C - will work , just trying to figure JS here

(function() {
    document.execCommand('copy');
    return window.getSelection().toString();
})();

[griffman]

This may be a stupid question, but if you want to copy the current selection, wouldn't sending Command-C to the browser do just that?

-rob.

[prashant]

@griffman

This may be a stupid question, but if you want to copy the current selection, wouldn't sending Command-C to the browser do just that?

You are right , like I said , I am just trying to understand, why the above javascript didn't work. CMD+C will work absolutely fine too.

[griffman]

Sorry; misunderstood that you were just working with the Javascript action. I am far from a JS expert, but I think the problem here is that the function isn't in Modern Syntax form. Uncheck this box, and it works:

-rob.

[ComplexPoint]

@prashant

the current selection in safari

Whereas with modern syntax all you need is:

return window.getSelection().toString();

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(Not sure what the intention of the .execCommand invocation was)

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