java.awt.datatransfer
Class StringSelection

java.lang.Object
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public class StringSelection

extends Object

implements Transferable, ClipboardOwner

A class which implements the capability required to transfer a simple java String in plain text format.

Constructor Summary

StringSelection(String data)
Creates a transferable object capable of transferring the specified string in plain text format.

Method Summary

Object	getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) If the data was requested in the "java.lang.String" flavor, return the String representing the selection.
DataFlavor[]	getTransferDataFlavors() Returns the array of flavors in which it can provide the data.
boolean	isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor) Returns whether the requested flavor is supported by this object.
void	lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents) Notifies this object that it is no longer the owner of the contents of the clipboard.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

StringSelection

public StringSelection(String data)

Creates a transferable object capable of transferring the specified string in plain text format.

Method Detail

getTransferDataFlavors

public DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()

Returns the array of flavors in which it can provide the data.

Specified by:

getTransferDataFlavors in interface Transferable

Tags copied from interface: Transferable

Returns:

an array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred

isDataFlavorSupported

public boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)

Returns whether the requested flavor is supported by this object.

Specified by:

isDataFlavorSupported in interface Transferable

Parameters:

flavor - the requested flavor for the data

getTransferData

public Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)
                       throws UnsupportedFlavorException,
                              IOException

If the data was requested in the "java.lang.String" flavor, return the String representing the selection.

Specified by:

getTransferData in interface Transferable

Parameters:

flavor - the requested flavor for the data

Throws:

UnsupportedFlavorException - if the requested data flavor is not supported in the "java.lang.String" flavor.

lostOwnership

public void lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard,
                          Transferable contents)

Description copied from interface: ClipboardOwner

Notifies this object that it is no longer the owner of the contents of the clipboard.

Specified by:

lostOwnership in interface ClipboardOwner

Tags copied from interface: ClipboardOwner

Parameters:

clipboard - the clipboard that is no longer owned

contents - the contents which this owner had placed on the clipboard