DataFormats.Format Class
Represents a Clipboard format type.
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
The DataFormats.Format type exposes the following members.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
 | DataFormats.Format | Infrastructure. Initializes a new instance of the DataFormats.Format class with a Boolean that indicates whether a Win32 handle is expected. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
| GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
| MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
| ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
A format type consists of a text-based format name and an ID number. The format name/ID number pair can define a system Clipboard or other format.
The following code example shows how to retrieve a DataFormats.Format representing a format name/ID pair. The UnicodeText format is requested, and the contents of the retrieved DataFormats.Format are displayed in a text box.
This code requires that textBox1 has been created.
private void GetMyFormatInfomation() { // Creates a DataFormats.Format for the Unicode data format. DataFormats.Format myFormat = DataFormats.GetFormat(DataFormats.UnicodeText); // Displays the contents of myFormat. textBox1.Text = "ID value: " + myFormat.Id + '\n' + "Format name: " + myFormat.Name; }
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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