IDataObject.GetData Method (String, Boolean)
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Retrieves a data object in a specified format, and optionally, converts the data to the specified format.
Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: System.Windows (in System.Windows.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Function GetData ( _
format As String, _
autoConvert As Boolean _
) As Object
Object GetData(
string format,
bool autoConvert
)
Parameters
- format
Type: System.String
A string that specifies the format in which to retrieve the data. See the DataFormats class for a set of predefined data formats.
- autoConvert
Type: System.Boolean
true to attempt to automatically convert the data to the specified format; false to perform no data format conversion.
If this parameter is false, the method returns data in the specified format if it is available; or returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the data is not available in the specified format.
Return Value
Type: System.Object
A data object that has the data in the specified format; or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), if the data is not available in the specified format.
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.