Computer.Clipboard Property
Definition
Important
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Gets an object that provides methods for manipulating the Clipboard.
public:
property Microsoft::VisualBasic::MyServices::ClipboardProxy ^ Clipboard { Microsoft::VisualBasic::MyServices::ClipboardProxy ^ get(); };public Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.ClipboardProxy Clipboard { get; }member this.Clipboard : Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.ClipboardProxyPublic ReadOnly Property Clipboard As ClipboardProxyProperty Value
The My.Computer.Clipboard object for the computer.
Examples
This example reads text from the Clipboard into the string textOnClipboard.
Dim textOnClipboard As String = My.Computer.Clipboard.GetText()
This example fails if there is no text on the Clipboard.
Remarks
This property provides easy access to the ClipboardProxy object.
This property is available only for non-server applications.
Availability by Project Type
| Project type | Available |
|---|---|
| Windows Forms Application | Yes |
| Class Library | Yes |
| Console Application | Yes |
| Windows Forms Control Library | Yes |
| Web Control Library | No |
| Windows Service | Yes |
| Web Site | No |
