DataFormats Class
Definition
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Provides a set of predefined data format names that can be used to identify data formats available in the clipboard or drag-and-drop operations.
public ref class DataFormats abstract sealedpublic static class DataFormatstype DataFormats = classPublic Class DataFormats- Inheritance
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DataFormats
Remarks
The DataObject class and other classes that implement the IDataObject interface use the static formats defined by DataFormats to describe each data format that is stored in a data object. Data objects are typically used for transferring data to and from the system clipboard, and in drag-and-drop operations.
The following table lists the values of the static data format fields provided by DataFormats. These field values are provided for informational purposes only; in general, code should always refer to the appropriate field, rather than hard-coded strings.
| Field | Field Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bitmap | "Bitmap" | Specifies a Microsoft Windows bitmap data format. |
| CommaSeparatedValue | "CSV" | Specifies a comma-separated value (CSV) data format. |
| Dib | "DeviceIndependentBitmap" | Specifies the device-independent bitmap (DIB) data format. |
| Dif | "DataInterchangeFormat" | Specifies the Windows Data Interchange Format (DIF) data format. |
| EnhancedMetafile | "EnhancedMetafile" | Specifies the Windows enhanced metafile format. |
| FileDrop | "FileDrop" | Specifies the Windows file drop format. |
| Html | "HTML Format" | Specifies the HTML data format. |
| Locale | "Locale" | Specifies the Windows locale (culture) data format. |
| MetafilePicture | "MetaFilePict" | Specifies the Windows metafile picture data format. |
| OemText | "OEMText" | Specifies the standard Windows OEM text data format. |
| Palette | "Palette" | Specifies the Windows palette data format. |
| PenData | "PenData" | Specifies the Windows pen data format. |
| Riff | "RiffAudio" | Specifies the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) audio data format. |
| Rtf | "Rich Text Format" | Specifies the Rich Text Format (RTF) data format. |
| Serializable | "PersistentObject" | Specifies a data format that encapsulates any type of serializable data objects. |
| StringFormat | "System.String" | Specifies the common language runtime (CLR) string class data format. |
| SymbolicLink | "SymbolicLink" | Specifies the Windows symbolic link data format. |
| Text | "Text" | Specifies the ANSI text data format. |
| Tiff | "TaggedImageFileFormat" | Specifies the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data format. |
| UnicodeText | "UnicodeText" | Specifies the Unicode text data format. |
| WaveAudio | "WaveAudio" | Specifies the wave audio data format. |
| Xaml | "Xaml" | Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) data format. |
| XamlPackage | "XamlPackage" | Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) package data format. |
Fields
| Bitmap |
Specifies a Microsoft Windows bitmap data format. |
| CommaSeparatedValue |
Specifies a comma-separated value (CSV) data format. |
| Dib |
Specifies the DIB data format. |
| Dif |
Specifies the Windows Data Interchange Format (DIF) data format. |
| EnhancedMetafile |
Specifies the Windows enhanced metafile format. |
| FileDrop |
Specifies the Windows file drop format. |
| Html |
Specifies the HTML data format. |
| Locale |
Specifies the Windows locale (culture) data format. |
| MetafilePicture |
Specifies the Windows metafile picture data format. |
| OemText |
Specifies the standard Windows OEM text data format. |
| Palette |
Specifies the Windows palette data format. |
| PenData |
Specifies the Windows pen data format. |
| Riff |
Specifies the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) audio data format. |
| Rtf |
Specifies the Rich Text Format (RTF) data format. |
| Serializable |
Specifies a data format that encapsulates any type of serializable data objects. |
| StringFormat |
Specifies the common language runtime (CLR) string class data format. |
| SymbolicLink |
Specifies the Windows symbolic link data format. |
| Text |
Specifies the ANSI text data format. |
| Tiff |
Specifies the Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) data format. |
| UnicodeText |
Specifies the Unicode text data format. |
| WaveAudio |
Specifies the wave audio data format. |
| Xaml |
Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) data format. |
| XamlPackage |
Specifies the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML) package data format. |
Methods
| GetDataFormat(Int32) |
Returns a DataFormat object that defines a name and numeric ID for the specified data format. The desired data format is specified by numeric ID. |
| GetDataFormat(String) |
Returns a DataFormat object that defines a name and numeric ID for the specified data format. The desired data format is specified by name (a string). |
