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10:09, 25 May 2011 clipboard.'''getText''' is a function that is part of the Clipboard Library.
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The function allows you to retrieve the content of the clipboard.
== Syntax ==
clipboard.'''get''''''Text'''()
returns the content of the clipboard in the form of a string.
== Example ==
<source lang="lua">--Clipboard test
function on.paint(gc)
clip = clipboard.getText()
gc:drawString(clip, 100, 100)
end
function on.charIn(ch)
clipboard.addText(ch)
platform.window:invalidate() -- recall graph engine
end</source>
This code will read the content of the clipboard and print it on the screen. When you press a key, it will put the key value in the clipboard.
== See also ==
*[[clipboard.addText]]<br>
*[[Category:clipboard]]<br>