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Class java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard

java.lang.Object | +----java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard
public class Clipboard
extends Object
A class which implements a mechanism to transfer data using cut/copy/paste operations.

Variable Index

o contents
o owner

Constructor Index

o Clipboard(String)
Creates a clipboard object.

Method Index

o getContents(Object)
Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard.
o getName()
Returns the name of this clipboard object.
o setContents(Transferable, ClipboardOwner)
Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents.

Variables

o owner protected ClipboardOwner owner o contents protected Transferable contents

Constructors

o Clipboard public Clipboard(String name)
Creates a clipboard object.

Methods

o getName public String getName()
Returns the name of this clipboard object.

o setContents public synchronized void setContents(Transferable contents, ClipboardOwner owner)
Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents. If there is an existing owner registered, that owner is notified that it no longer holds ownership of the clipboard contents.

Parameters:
content - the transferable object representing the clipboard content
owner - the object which owns the clipboard content
o getContents public synchronized Transferable getContents(Object requestor)
Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard. If the clipboard currently has no contents, it returns null.

Parameters:
requestor - the object requesting the clip data
Returns:
the current transferable object on the clipboard
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