ClipboardProxy.GetText Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Retrieves text from the Clipboard.

Overloads

GetText()	Retrieves text from the Clipboard.
GetText(TextDataFormat)	Retrieves text from the Clipboard.

GetText()

Source:

ClipboardProxy.vb

Retrieves text from the Clipboard.

public:
 System::String ^ GetText();

public string GetText ();

member this.GetText : unit -> string

Public Function GetText () As String

Returns

String

The Clipboard text data or an empty string if the Clipboard does not contain data in the Text or UnicodeText format, depending on the operating system.

Examples

This example reads text from the Clipboard into the string textOnClipboard.

Dim textOnClipboard As String = My.Computer.Clipboard.GetText()

This example fails if there is no text on the Clipboard.

Remarks

Possible formats are CommaSeparatedValue, Html, Rtf and UnicodeText.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

See also

• Computer
• TextDataFormat
• GetText
• ContainsText
• SetText
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Storing Data to and Reading from the Clipboard (Visual Basic)

GetText(TextDataFormat)

Source:

ClipboardProxy.vb

Retrieves text from the Clipboard.

public:
 System::String ^ GetText(System::Windows::Forms::TextDataFormat format);

public string GetText (System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat format);

member this.GetText : System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat -> string

Public Function GetText (format As TextDataFormat) As String

Parameters

format

TextDataFormat

TextDataFormat. If specified, identifies what text format should be retrieved. Default is CommaSeparatedValue. Required.

Returns

String

The Clipboard text data or an empty string if the Clipboard does not contain data in the specified format.

Examples

This example reads text from the Clipboard into the string textOnClipboard.

Dim textOnClipboard As String = My.Computer.Clipboard.GetText()

This example fails if there is no text on the Clipboard.

Remarks

Possible formats are CommaSeparatedValue, Html, Rtf and UnicodeText.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	No
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	No

See also

• Computer
• TextDataFormat
• GetText
• ContainsText
• SetText
• Objects (Visual Basic)
• Storing Data to and Reading from the Clipboard (Visual Basic)