To use the clipboard, you call member functions of the global {\bf wxTheClipboard} object.
+See also the \helpref{wxDataObject overview}{wxdataobjectoverview} for further information.
+
Call \helpref{wxClipboard::Open}{wxclipboardopen} to get ownership of the clipboard. If this operation returns TRUE, you
-now own the clipboard. Call \helpref{wxClipboard::AddData}{wxclipboardadddata} to put data
-on the clipboard (one or more times), or \helpref{wxClipboard::GetData}{wxclipboardgetdata} to
+now own the clipboard. Call \helpref{wxClipboard::SetData}{wxclipboardsetdata} to put data
+on the clipboard, or \helpref{wxClipboard::GetData}{wxclipboardgetdata} to
retrieve data from the clipboard. Call \helpref{wxClipboard::Close}{wxclipboardclose} to close
the clipboard and relinquish ownership. You should keep the clipboard open only momentarily.
{
// This data objects are held by the clipboard,
// so do not delete them in the app.
- wxTheClipboard->AddData( new wxTextDataObject("Some text") );
+ wxTheClipboard->SetData( new wxTextDataObject("Some text") );
wxTheClipboard->Close();
}
// Read some text
if (wxTheClipboard->Open())
{
- wxTextDataObject data;
- if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(data))
+ if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported( wxDF_TEXT ))
{
- wxTheClipboard->GetData(data);
- wxMessageBox(data.GetText());
+ wxTextDataObject data;
+ wxTheClipboard->GetData( data );
+ wxMessageBox( data.GetText() );
}
wxTheClipboard->Close();
}
\func{bool}{AddData}{\param{wxDataObject*}{ data}}
-Call this function to add a data object to the clipboard. This function can be called several times
-to put different formats on the clipboard.
+Call this function to add the data object to the clipboard. You may call
+this function repeatedly after having cleared the clipboard using \helpref{wxClipboard::Clear}{wxclipboardclear}.
+
+After this function has been called, the clipboard owns the data, so do not delete
+the data explicitly.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxClipboard::SetData}{wxclipboardsetdata}
\membersection{wxClipboard::Clear}\label{wxclipboardclear}
Call this function to close the clipboard, having opened it with \helpref{wxClipboard::Open}{wxclipboardopen}.
+\membersection{wxClipboard::Flush}\label{wxclipboardflush}
+
+\func{bool}{Flush}{\void}
+
+Flushes the clipboard: this means that the data which is currently on
+clipboard will stay available even after the application exits (possibly
+eating memory), otherwise the clipboard will be emptied on exit.
+Returns FALSE if the operation is unsuccesful for any reason.
+
\membersection{wxClipboard::GetData}\label{wxclipboardgetdata}
\func{bool}{GetData}{\param{wxDataObject\&}{ data}}
Call this function to fill {\it data} with data on the clipboard, if available in the required
format. Returns TRUE on success.
+\membersection{wxClipboard::IsOpened}\label{wxclipboardisopened}
+
+\constfunc{bool}{IsOpened}{\void}
+
+Returns TRUE if the clipboard has been opened.
+
\membersection{wxClipboard::IsSupported}\label{wxclipboardissupported}
-\func{bool}{IsSupported}{\param{wxDataObject\&}{ data}}
+\func{bool}{IsSupported}{\param{const wxDataFormat\&}{ format}}
Returns TRUE if the format of the given data object is available on the clipboard.
clear all previous contents in the clipboard, so calling it several times
does not make any sense.
+After this function has been called, the clipboard owns the data, so do not delete
+the data explicitly.
+
+\wxheading{See also}
+
+\helpref{wxClipboard::AddData}{wxclipboardadddata}
+
+\membersection{wxClipboard::UsePrimarySelection}\label{wxclipboarduseprimary}
+
+\func{void}{UsePrimarySelection}{\param{bool}{ primary = TRUE}}
+
+On platforms supporting it (currently only GTK), selects the so called
+PRIMARY SELECTION as the clipboard as opposed to the normal clipboard,
+if {\it primary} is TRUE.
+
+