ClipboardProxy.SetDataObject(DataObject) Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Writes a DataObject to the Clipboard.

public:
 void SetDataObject(System::Windows::Forms::DataObject ^ data);

public void SetDataObject (System.Windows.Forms.DataObject data);

member this.SetDataObject : System.Windows.Forms.DataObject -> unit

Public Sub SetDataObject (data As DataObject)

Parameters

data

DataObject

DataObject. Data object to be written to the Clipboard. Required.

Examples

This example writes the data object dataChunk to the Clipboard.

My.Computer.Clipboard.SetDataObject(dataChunk)

This example depends on the existence of the data object dataChunk.

Remarks

This is an advanced member; it does not show in IntelliSense unless you click the All tab.

Important

Because the Clipboard can be accessed by other users, do not use it to store sensitive information, such as passwords or confidential data.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

See also

• Computer
• SetDataObject(Object)
• ContainsData(String)
• GetData(String)
• GetDataObject()
• SetData(String, Object)
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Storing Data to and Reading From the Clipboard