
This examples defines methods for getting and setting text on the system clipboard.
// If a string is on the system clipboard, this method returns it;
// otherwise it returns null.
public static String getClipboard() {
Transferable t = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().getContents(null); try {
if (t != null && t.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {
String text = (String)t.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
return text;
}
} catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e) {
} catch (IOException e) {
}
return null;
} // This method writes a string to the system clipboard.
// otherwise it returns null.
public static void setClipboard(String str) {
StringSelection ss = new StringSelection(str);
Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard().setContents(ss, null);
}
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