Class java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard
java.lang.Object
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+--java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard
- public class Clipboard
- extends Object
A class which implements a mechanism to transfer data using
cut/copy/paste operations.
Method Summary
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Transferable
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getContents(Object requestor)
Returns a transferable object representing the current contents
of the clipboard. |
String
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getName()
Returns the name of this clipboard object. |
void
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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
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owner
protected ClipboardOwner owner
contents
protected Transferable contents
Clipboard
public Clipboard(String name)
- Creates a clipboard object.
getName
public String getName()
- Returns the name of this clipboard object.
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.
- Parameters:
content
- the transferable object representing the clipboard content
owner
- the object which owns the clipboard content
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.
- Parameters:
requestor
- the object requesting the clip data- Returns:
- the current transferable object on the clipboard
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