how to copy text to clipboard in android studio

hello guys, this article I am going to show you how to copy text to clipboard in android studio. clipboard framework used to copying and pasting many types of data.

please follow the code given below to copy text to clipboard in android studio.

• First Create a new project in Android Studio
• File ⇒ New Android ⇒ Application Project
• Then Open src -> package -> MainActivity.java and then add following code :

JAVA (MainActivity.java)

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.content.ClipData;
import android.content.ClipboardManager;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class Clipboardactivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    private ClipboardManager clipboard;
    private ClipData myClip;
    private EditText copyField,pasteField;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_clipboardactivity);
        clipboard = (ClipboardManager)getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
        copyField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
        pasteField = (EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2);

    }

    public void copy(View view){
        String text = copyField.getText().toString();
        myClip = ClipData.newPlainText("text", text);
        clipboard.setPrimaryClip(myClip);
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Text Copied",
                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }

    public void paste(View view){
        ClipData abc = clipboard.getPrimaryClip();
        ClipData.Item item = abc.getItemAt(0);
        String text = item.getText().toString();
        pasteField.setText(text);
        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Text Pasted",
                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }
}

•  Now Open res -> layout -> activity_main.xml and then add following code :

XML (activity_main.xml)

<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
 >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:ems="10"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/button1"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">

    </EditText>

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:onClick="copy"
        android:text="copy"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/editText2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText1" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/textView2"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/textView2"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
        android:ems="10"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="@+id/button2"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/button1" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:onClick="paste"
        android:text="paste"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/editText2" />

</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>

Now run your  project/app to test copy text to the clipboard in android app through android device or any Emulator .