How to copy text to the clipboard in Swift

[onmyway133]

For iOS, use string

Setting this property replaces all current items in the pasteboard with the new item. If the first item has no value of the indicated type, nil is returned.

let pasteboard = UIPasteboard.general
pasteboard.string = "hello world"

For Mac, use clearContents first

Clears the existing contents of the pasteboard, preparing it for new contents. This is the first step in providing data on the pasteboard.

then setString

Sets the given string as the representation for the specified type for the first item on the receiver.
This method invokes setData(_:forType:) to perform the write.

let pasteboard = NSPasteboard.general
pasteboard.clearContents()
pasteboard.setString(text, forType: .string)