Method

Clipboard.AddRawData

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Warning

This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use Clipboard.RawData as a replacement.

Description

Copies the passed data to the Clipboard using the specified MacType or UTI.

Notes

The DataType parameter supports both the older MacType and newer UTIs. If the DataType parameter is exactly 4 bytes then it is treated as a MacType for backwards compatibility. Otherwise it is treated as a UTI.

On Windows you can use the a special DataType called HTML Clipboard Format to add or fetch HTML data from the clipboard`.

Sample code

The following code places the contents of TextArea1 on the Clipboard. It contains RTF text:

Var s As String
s = TextArea1.Text ' contains RTF

Var c As New Clipboard
c.AddRawData(s,"public.rtf") ' UTI
c.Close

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.