java.awt.datatransfer
Class Clipboard

java.lang.Object
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public class Clipboard

extends Object

A class which implements a mechanism to transfer data using cut/copy/paste operations.

See Also:

Toolkit.getSystemClipboard()

Field Summary
protected  Transferable	contents
protected  ClipboardOwner	owner

 

Constructor Summary
Clipboard(String name)     Creates a clipboard object.

 

Method Summary
Transferable	getContents(Object requestor)     Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard.
String	getName()     Returns the name of this clipboard object.
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.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Field Detail

 

owner

protected ClipboardOwner owner

 

contents

protected Transferable contents

Constructor Detail

 

Clipboard

public Clipboard(String name)

Creates a clipboard object.

See Also:

Toolkit.getSystemClipboard()

Method Detail

 

getName

public String getName()

Returns the name of this clipboard object.

See Also:

Toolkit.getSystemClipboard()

 

setContents

public 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. The method throws IllegalStateException if the clipboard is currently unavailable. For example, on some platforms, the system clipboard is unavailable while it is accessed by another application.

Parameters:

owner - the object which owns the clipboard content

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the clipboard is currently unavailable

See Also:

Toolkit.getSystemClipboard()

 

getContents

public 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. The parameter Object requestor is not currently used. The method throws IllegalStateException if the clipboard is currently unavailable. For example, on some platforms, the system clipboard is unavailable while it is accessed by another application.

Parameters:

requestor - the object requesting the clip data (not used)

Returns:

the current transferable object on the clipboard

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the clipboard is currently unavailable

See Also:

Toolkit.getSystemClipboard()