VB.NET Language in a Nutshell, Second Edition

Name

Clipboard.SetDataObject Method

Class

System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard

Syntax

SetDataObject(data)

data (required; any)

Data to place on the Clipboard

Description

Places data on the Clipboard

Example

The following example places text on the clipboard:

Dim s As String = "donna"
clipboard.SetDataObject(s)

VB.NET/VB 6 Differences

While the .NET Base Class Library uses the SetDataObject method to place all data on the Clipboard, the Clipboard object in VB 6 includes two methods, SetData and SetText, depending on the format of the data to be placed on the Clipboard.

See Also

Clipboard Class, Clipboard.GetDataObject Method, IDataObject Interface