Get Copied Data from Clipboard – Java AWT Example
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import java.awt.Toolkit; import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard; import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor; import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable; import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException; import java.io.IOException; public class Main { public void displayTextFromClipboard() { Toolkit toolkit = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit(); Clipboard clipboard = toolkit.getSystemClipboard(); Transferable tran = null; try { //The parameter to getContents is not currently used so null should //be sent. If the clipboard is currently not available (for example //it is used by another application) the method throws an //IllegalStateException. tran = clipboard.getContents(null); } catch (IllegalStateException ex) { System.out.println("The clipboard is unavailable."); return; } if (tran != null && tran.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) { try { String clipboardContent = (String)tran.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor); System.out.println(clipboardContent); } catch (UnsupportedFlavorException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } } public static void main(String[] args) { new Main().displayTextFromClipboard(); } } |