Clipboard.GetImage Method
Definition
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Retrieves an image from the Clipboard.
public:
static System::Drawing::Image ^ GetImage();
public static System.Drawing.Image GetImage ();
public static System.Drawing.Image? GetImage ();
static member GetImage : unit -> System.Drawing.Image
Public Shared Function GetImage () As Image
Returns
An Image representing the Clipboard image data or null
if the Clipboard does not contain any data that is in the Bitmap format or can be converted to that format.
Exceptions
The Clipboard could not be cleared. This typically occurs when the Clipboard is being used by another process.
The current thread is not in single-threaded apartment (STA) mode. Add the STAThreadAttribute to your application's Main
method.
Examples
The following example demonstrates this member.
// Demonstrates SetImage, ContainsImage, and GetImage.
public System.Drawing.Image SwapClipboardImage(
System.Drawing.Image replacementImage)
{
System.Drawing.Image returnImage = null;
if (Clipboard.ContainsImage())
{
returnImage = Clipboard.GetImage();
Clipboard.SetImage(replacementImage);
}
return returnImage;
}
' Demonstrates SetImage, ContainsImage, and GetImage.
Public Function SwapClipboardImage( _
ByVal replacementImage As System.Drawing.Image) _
As System.Drawing.Image
Dim returnImage As System.Drawing.Image = Nothing
If Clipboard.ContainsImage() Then
returnImage = Clipboard.GetImage()
Clipboard.SetImage(replacementImage)
End If
Return returnImage
End Function
Remarks
Use the ContainsImage method to determine whether the Clipboard contains image data before retrieving it with this method.
Use the SetImage method to add image data to the Clipboard.
Note
The Clipboard class can only be used in threads set to single thread apartment (STA) mode. To use this class, ensure that your Main
method is marked with the STAThreadAttribute attribute.