ClipboardObject.GetData Method (String, Boolean)

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10/02/2013

Retrieves the data stored in the clipboard object in the specified format, using an automated conversion parameter to determine whether to convert the data to the format.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Framework.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GetData ( _
    format As String, _
    autoConvert As Boolean _
) As Object

public override Object GetData(
    string format,
    bool autoConvert
)

public:
virtual Object^ GetData(
    String^ format, 
    bool autoConvert
) override

abstract GetData : 
        format:string * 
        autoConvert:bool -> Object  
override GetData : 
        format:string * 
        autoConvert:bool -> Object

public override function GetData(
    format : String, 
    autoConvert : boolean
) : Object

Parameters

format
Type: System.String

The class type associated with the data. See DataFormats for the predefined formats.

autoConvert
Type: System.Boolean

Specifies whether to convert the data to the specified format (true) or not (false).

Return Value

Type: System.Object
The data stored in the clipboard object in the specified format.

Implements

IDataObject.GetData(String, Boolean)

Remarks

This method delegates the call to the GetData method of the DataObject class.

.NET Framework Security

Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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