DataFormats Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Windows

Assembly:: PresentationCore.dll

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Provides a set of predefined data format names that can be used to identify data formats available in the clipboard or drag-and-drop operations.

public ref class DataFormats abstract sealed

public static class DataFormats

type DataFormats = class

Public Class DataFormats

Inheritance: Object
DataFormats

Remarks

The DataObject class and other classes that implement the IDataObject interface use the static formats defined by DataFormats to describe each data format that is stored in a data object. Data objects are typically used for transferring data to and from the system clipboard, and in drag-and-drop operations.

The following table lists the values of the static data format fields provided by DataFormats. These field values are provided for informational purposes only; in general, code should always refer to the appropriate field, rather than hard-coded strings.

Field	Field Value	Description
Bitmap	"Bitmap"	Specifies a Microsoft Windows bitmap data format.
CommaSeparatedValue	"CSV"	Specifies a comma-separated value (CSV) data format.
Dib	"DeviceIndependentBitmap"	Specifies the device-independent bitmap (DIB) data format.
Dif	"DataInterchangeFormat"	Specifies the Windows Data Interchange Format (DIF) data format.
EnhancedMetafile	"EnhancedMetafile"	Specifies the Windows enhanced metafile format.
FileDrop	"FileDrop"	Specifies the Windows file drop format.
Html	"HTML Format"	Specifies the HTML data format.
Locale	"Locale"	Specifies the Windows locale (culture) data format.
MetafilePicture	"MetaFilePict"	Specifies the Windows metafile picture data format.
OemText	"OEMText"	Specifies the standard Windows OEM text data format.
Palette	"Palette"	Specifies the Windows palette data format.
PenData	"PenData"	Specifies the Windows pen data format.
Riff	"RiffAudio"	Specifies the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) audio data format.
Rtf	"Rich Text Format"	Specifies the Rich Text Format (RTF) data format.
Serializable	"PersistentObject"	Specifies a data format that encapsulates any type of serializable data objects.
StringFormat	"System.String"	Specifies the common language runtime (CLR) string class data format.
SymbolicLink	"SymbolicLink"	Specifies the Windows symbolic link data format.
Text	"Text"	Specifies the ANSI text data format.
Tiff	"TaggedImageFileFormat"	Specifies the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data format.
UnicodeText	"UnicodeText"	Specifies the Unicode text data format.
WaveAudio	"WaveAudio"	Specifies the wave audio data format.
Xaml	"Xaml"	Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) data format.
XamlPackage	"XamlPackage"	Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) package data format.

Fields

Bitmap	Specifies a Microsoft Windows bitmap data format.
CommaSeparatedValue	Specifies a comma-separated value (CSV) data format.
Dib	Specifies the DIB data format.
Dif	Specifies the Windows Data Interchange Format (DIF) data format.
EnhancedMetafile	Specifies the Windows enhanced metafile format.
FileDrop	Specifies the Windows file drop format.
Html	Specifies the HTML data format.
Locale	Specifies the Windows locale (culture) data format.
MetafilePicture	Specifies the Windows metafile picture data format.
OemText	Specifies the standard Windows OEM text data format.
Palette	Specifies the Windows palette data format.
PenData	Specifies the Windows pen data format.
Riff	Specifies the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) audio data format.
Rtf	Specifies the Rich Text Format (RTF) data format.
Serializable	Specifies a data format that encapsulates any type of serializable data objects.
StringFormat	Specifies the common language runtime (CLR) string class data format.
SymbolicLink	Specifies the Windows symbolic link data format.
Text	Specifies the ANSI text data format.
Tiff	Specifies the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data format.
UnicodeText	Specifies the Unicode text data format.
WaveAudio	Specifies the wave audio data format.
Xaml	Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) data format.
XamlPackage	Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) package data format.

Methods

GetDataFormat(Int32)	Returns a DataFormat object that defines a name and numeric ID for the specified data format. The desired data format is specified by numeric ID.
GetDataFormat(String)	Returns a DataFormat object that defines a name and numeric ID for the specified data format. The desired data format is specified by name (a string).

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