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Class java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard

java.lang.Object
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public class Clipboard

extends Object

contents

owner

Clipboard(String)

Creates a clipboard object.

getContents(Object)

Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard.

getName()

Returns the name of this clipboard object.

setContents(Transferable, ClipboardOwner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents.

 protected ClipboardOwner owner

 protected Transferable contents

 public Clipboard(String name)

Creates a clipboard object.

 public String getName()

Returns the name of this clipboard object.

 public synchronized void setContents(Transferable contents,
                                      ClipboardOwner owner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents. If there is an existing owner registered, that owner is notified that it no longer holds ownership of the clipboard contents.

Parameters:

content - the transferable object representing the clipboard content

owner - the object which owns the clipboard content

 public synchronized Transferable getContents(Object requestor)

Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard. If the clipboard currently has no contents, it returns null.

Parameters:

requestor - the object requesting the clip data

Returns:

the current transferable object on the clipboard

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