Client-side copy includes hidden columns

[dave]

I'm using a RadGrid to display rows where some of the columns are hidden by setting column.Display = false.  That's working fine.  The hidden columns contain data that is used in client-side JavaScript.  Again, that's working fine.

Some users drag over the displayed text and copy it (using ctrl-C) into another application.  If they drag over a single field, all is good.  However, when they drag over multiple fields that 'include' a hidden column, the hidden column's value is included as part of the copied text.  The user might drag over fields from a single row, or might drag over multiple rows.

Is there a way to prevent including the hidden column in the copied text while still having the value available to client JavaScript? (ie, setting Visible = false on the server is not really an option). 

Thanks,
Dave

[Mira]

Hello Dave,

The cause of the described issue is that older browsers include the content of HTML elements with display:none to the text copied to the clipboard.
Please examine the following resources for additional information:
“display:none” content copied to clipboard, visible when pasted
JS: making invisible text (display:none) non-selectable

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Mira
the Telerik team