import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ClipboardUsage implements ClipboardOwner {
public void setClipboardContents(String aString) {
StringSelection stringSelection = new StringSelection(aString);
Clipboard clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
clipboard.setContents(stringSelection, this);
}
public String getClipboardContents() {
String result = "";
Clipboard clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
// odd: the Object param of getContents is not currently used
Transferable contents = clipboard.getContents(null);
boolean hasTransferableText = (contents != null) && contents.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
if (hasTransferableText) {
try {
result = (String) contents.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException ex) {
// highly unlikely since we are using a standard DataFlavor
System.out.println(ex);
ex.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex);
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
return result;
}
@Override
public void lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents) {
}
/**
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
ClipboardUsage cu = new ClipboardUsage();
System.out.printf("Clipboard : %s%n", cu.getClipboardContents());
cu.setClipboardContents("clipboard test.");
System.out.printf("Clipboard : %s%n", cu.getClipboardContents());
}
}
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