copying to clipboard

[agent_x91]

how can java be used to copy a string to the clipboard, and paste from the clipboard?

thanks

[buntine]

What are you using to perform the cut and copy operations?

In a JTextArea, you can simply use the cut(), copy(), and paste() methods from JTextComponent

JTextArea txtArea = new JTextArea();
...
txtArea.copy(); // Copy the currently selected range to the clipboard.
txtArea.paste(); // Paste the clipboard.

Regards.

[agent_x91]

well i'm not using anything to perform the cut and copy operations, I don't know how to.

is here any way of just storing something on the clipboard or extract something from it without creatign a JTextArea?


Is it possible to open a stream to the clipboard?

Thanks in advance.

[buntine]

You may be able to sue the Transferable interface to store and retreive data in the system clipboard. It would be more efficient to simply use a Database or textfile, thuogh.

Take a look at the Clipboard class at the Java docs: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/docs/api/java/awt/datatransfer/Clipboard.html

The following small examples also demonstrate how to use the clipboard with Java.
- http://www.rgagnon.com/javadetails/java-0382.html
- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/awt/datatransfer/class-use/Clipboard.html

Regards.

[agent_x91]

the Clipboard object is exactly what I was looking for. thanks.