What is Clipboard function in google chrome

Question

In google chrome there is function/constructor Clipboard what is used for? (it show up if you run console.dir(window)).

When I try to call that function

Clipboard();

it say that:

TypeError: Illegal constructor

the same if I try to create new instance

new Clipboard();

Answer 1

According to the spec, Clipboard is supposed to be an interface implemented by navigator.clipboard. You can’t create a Clipboard by hand; you must use navigator.clipboard.