Clipboard.GetDataObject Method
Definition
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Returns a data object that represents the entire contents of the Clipboard.
public:
static System::Windows::IDataObject ^ GetDataObject();[System.Security.SecurityCritical]
public static System.Windows.IDataObject GetDataObject ();public static System.Windows.IDataObject GetDataObject ();[<System.Security.SecurityCritical>]
static member GetDataObject : unit -> System.Windows.IDataObjectstatic member GetDataObject : unit -> System.Windows.IDataObjectPublic Shared Function GetDataObject () As IDataObjectReturns
A data object that enables access to the entire contents of the system Clipboard, or null if there is no data on the Clipboard.
- Attributes
Remarks
Access to data on the system Clipboard is enabled through a data object, that is, an object that implements the IDataObject interface. A list of predefined formats is defined by the DataFormats class. Use the methods specified by IDataObject and fields in DataFormats to examine and extract the data from the data object.
To examine the formats of data on the system Clipboard, call GetFormats on the data object returned by this method. To retrieve data from the system Clipboard, call GetData and specify the desired data format.
The system Clipboard is shared by all applications, so data on the Clipboard is subject to change by other applications.
