blockly > BlockSvg > toCopyData
BlockSvg.toCopyData() method
Encode a block for copying.
Signature:
toCopyData(): BlockCopyData | null;
Returns:
BlockCopyData | null
Copy metadata, or null if the block is an insertion marker.
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Last updated 2025-05-16 UTC.
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