IDataObject Interface

Definition

Provides a format-independent mechanism for transferring data.

public interface class IDataObject
public interface IDataObject
type IDataObject = interface
Public Interface IDataObject
Derived

Remarks

The IDataObject interface is used by the Clipboard class for data transfer operations like drag-and-drop.

When implemented by a class, the IDataObject methods enable a single data object to offer data in multiple formats. Offering data in multiple formats tends to make the data usable by a wider variety of applications than if only a single data format were supported.

The DataObject class provides a basic implementation of the IDataObject interface.

Methods

GetData(String)

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a string.

GetData(String, Boolean)

Retrieves a data object in a specified format, optionally converting the data to the specified format.

GetData(Type)

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a Type object.

GetDataPresent(String)

Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format; the data format is specified by a string.

GetDataPresent(String, Boolean)

Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format. A Boolean flag indicates whether to check if the data can be converted to the specified format, if it is not available in that format.

GetDataPresent(Type)

Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format. The data format is specified by a Type object.

GetFormats()

Returns a list of all formats that the data in this data object is stored in, or can be converted to.

GetFormats(Boolean)

Returns a list of all formats that the data in this data object is stored in. A Boolean flag indicates whether or not to also include formats that the data can be automatically converted to.

SetData(Object)

Stores the specified data in this data object, automatically converting the data format from the source object type.

SetData(String, Object)

Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. The data format is specified by a string.

SetData(String, Object, Boolean)

Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. This overload includes a Boolean flag to indicate whether the data may be converted to another format on retrieval.

SetData(Type, Object)

Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. The data format is specified by a Type class.

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