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pasteTask()

Description​

Pastes the copied task from the clipboard into the specified position

Usage​

pasteTask({
    parent?: string | number | null,
    project?: string | number | null,
    targetId?: string | number,
    reverse?: boolean
}): void;

Parameters​

  • parent - (optional) the ID of the future parent task
  • project - (optional) the ID of the project where the task should be pasted
  • targetId - (optional) the ID of the target task where the copied task should be pasted
  • reverse - (optional) defines the position where the copied task will be pasted: before the target task (true) or after it (false by default)

Example​

const { ToDo, Toolbar } = todo;

const list = new ToDo("#root", {
    tasks: [
        { id: "1", text: "Task 1 #tag1" },
        { id: "1.1", text: "Task 1.1", parent: "1" },
        { id: "1.1.1", text: "Task 1.1.1", parent: "1.1" },
        { id: "1.2", text: "Task 1.2", parent: "1" },
    ]
});

const toolbar = new Toolbar("#toolbar", {
    api: list.api,
});

// copy "Task 1.1" into clipboard
list.copyTask({ 
    id: "1.1",
});

// paste the copied task after "Task 1.2"
list.pasteTask({ 
    parent: "1",
    targetId: "1.2",
});

Related API: copyTask()

Related article: Operations with tasks