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java.awt.datatransfer

Class Clipboard

Known Direct Subclasses:
GtkClipboard
public class Clipboard
extends Object
This class allows data to be transferred using a cut and paste type mechanism.

Field Summary

protected Transferable
contents
The data currently on this clipboard.
protected ClipboardOwner
owner
The owner of this clipboard.

Constructor Summary

Clipboard(String name)
Initializes a new instance of Clipboard with the specified name.

Method Summary

void
addFlavorListener(FlavorListener listener)
DataFlavor[]
getAvailableDataFlavors()
Transferable
getContents(Object requestor)
Returns the contents of the clipboard.
Object
getData(DataFlavor flavor)
FlavorListener[]
getFlavorListeners()
String
getName()
Returns the name of the clipboard.
boolean
isDataFlavorAvailable(DataFlavor flavor)
void
removeFlavorListener(FlavorListener listener)
void
setContents(Transferable contents, ClipboardOwner owner)
Sets the content and owner of this clipboard.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, extends Object> getClass, finalize, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

contents

protected Transferable contents
The data currently on this clipboard. For use by subclasses. Also returned by the public method getContents().

owner

protected ClipboardOwner owner
The owner of this clipboard.

Constructor Details

Clipboard

public Clipboard(String name)
Initializes a new instance of Clipboard with the specified name.
Parameters:
name - The clipboard name.

Method Details

addFlavorListener

public void addFlavorListener(FlavorListener listener)

getAvailableDataFlavors

public DataFlavor[] getAvailableDataFlavors()

getContents

public Transferable getContents(Object requestor)
Returns the contents of the clipboard.
Parameters:
requestor - The object requesting the contents. This implementation ignores this parameter.
Throws:
IllegalStateException - If the clipboard is currently unavailable

getData

public Object getData(DataFlavor flavor)
            throws UnsupportedFlavorException,
                   IOException

getFlavorListeners

public FlavorListener[] getFlavorListeners()

getName

public String getName()
Returns the name of the clipboard.

isDataFlavorAvailable

public boolean isDataFlavorAvailable(DataFlavor flavor)

removeFlavorListener

public void removeFlavorListener(FlavorListener listener)

setContents

public void setContents(Transferable contents,
                        ClipboardOwner owner)
Sets the content and owner of this clipboard. If the given owner is different from the current owner then lostOwnership() is called on the current owner with the old contents of the given clipboard.
Parameters:
contents - The new clipboard contents.
owner - The new clipboard owner
Throws:
IllegalStateException - If the clipboard is currently unavailable
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