ClipboardProxy.SetData(String, Object) Method
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Writes data in a custom format to the Clipboard.
public:
void SetData(System::String ^ format, System::Object ^ data);
public void SetData(string format, object data);
member this.SetData : string * obj -> unit
Public Sub SetData (format As String, data As Object)
- format
- String
String
. Format of data. Required.
- data
- Object
Object
. Data object to be written to the Clipboard. Required.
This example writes the DataObject.dataChunk
to the Clipboard in the custom format specialFormat
.
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetData("specialFormat", dataChunk)
This example depends on the existence of the custom data format specialFormat
.
Important
Because the Clipboard can be accessed by other users, do not use it to store sensitive information, such as passwords or confidential data.
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 |
Product | Versions |
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.NET Framework | 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1 |
Windows Desktop | 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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