Web Share API test

Remember a while back I wrote about some odd behaviour with the Web Share API in Safari on iOS?

When the share() method is triggered, iOS provides multiple ways of sharing: Messages, Airdrop, email, and so on. But the simplest option is the one labelled ���copy���, which copies to the clipboard.

Here���s the thing: if you���ve provided a text parameter to the share() method then that���s what���s going to get copied to the clipboard���not the URL.

That���s a shame. Personally, I think the url field should take precedence.

Tess filed a bug soon after, which was very gratifying to see.

Now Phil has put together a test case:

Share URL, title, and text
Share URL and title
Share URL and text

Very handy! The results (using the ���copy��� to clipboard action) are somewhat like rock, paper, scissors:

URL beats title,
text beats URL,
nothing beats text.

So it���s more like rock, paper, high explosives.