How to: Store Text in the Clipboard (C++/CLI)
The following code example uses the Clipboard object defined in the System.Windows.Forms namespace to store a string. This object provides two member functions: SetDataObject and GetDataObject. Data is stored in the Clipboard by sending any object derived from Object to SetDataObject.
Example
// store_clipboard.cpp
// compile with: /clr
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;
[STAThread] int main()
{
String^ str = "This text is copied into the Clipboard.";
// Use 'true' as the second argument if
// the data is to remain in the clipboard
// after the program terminates.
Clipboard::SetDataObject(str, true);
Console::WriteLine("Added text to the Clipboard.");
return 0;
}
See Also
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How to: Retrieve Text from the Clipboard (C++/CLI)