Windows Forms FAQ resources

18. Windows Forms Tips

18.16 How do I use the system clipboard?

The SetDataObject and GetDataObject methods in the Clipboard class found in the System.Windows.Forms namespace allows you to access the clipboard. Here is some code.

string text = "Some text for the clipboard";

Clipboard.SetDataObject(text); //clipboard now has "Some text for the clipboard"

text = ""; //zap text so it can be reset...

IDataObject data = Clipboard.GetDataObject();

if(data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.Text))

{

text = (String)data.GetData(DataFormats.Text);

//text is now back to "Some text for the clipboard"

}