---
title: "canShowPasteMenuItem"
description: "Whether a paste operation can execute now and have a meaningful effect."
type: "function"
---
## API Reference

### canShowPasteMenuItem

> Source set: Common

```kotlin
fun canShowPasteMenuItem(): Boolean
```

Whether a paste operation can execute now and have a meaningful effect. The paste operation
requires the text field to be editable, and the clipboard manager to have content to paste.

This method relies on the clip entry in this `TextFieldSelectionState` to be up to date via
calling [updateClipboardEntry](/jetpack-compose/androidx.compose.foundation/foundation/functions/updateClipboardEntry/api).