clipboard.getText

clipboard.getText is a function that is part of the Clipboard Library.

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

--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

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
  
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