GetClipboardSequenceNumber function (winuser.h)
Retrieves the clipboard sequence number for the current window station.
Syntax
DWORD GetClipboardSequenceNumber();
Return value
Type: DWORD
The return value is the clipboard sequence number. If you do not have WINSTA_ACCESSCLIPBOARD access to the window station, the function returns zero.
Remarks
The system keeps a serial number for the clipboard for each window station. This number is incremented whenever the contents of the clipboard change or the clipboard is emptied. You can track this value to determine whether the clipboard contents have changed and optimize creating DataObjects. If clipboard rendering is delayed, the sequence number is not incremented until the changes are rendered.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | winuser.h (include Windows.h) |
| Library | User32.lib |
| DLL | User32.dll |
| API set | ext-ms-win-ntuser-misc-l1-5-1 (introduced in Windows 10, version 10.0.14393) |