DataObject Class (System.Windows)

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DataObject Class

Provides a basic implementation of the IDataObject interface, which defines a format-independent mechanism for transferring data.

Namespace: System.Windows
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
XMLNS for XAML: http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation, http://schemas.microsoft.com/netfx/2007/xaml/presentation

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public NotInheritable Class DataObject _
    Implements IDataObject, IDataObject

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DataObject

public sealed class DataObject : IDataObject, 
    IDataObject

Visual C++

public ref class DataObject sealed : IDataObject, 
    IDataObject

JScript

public final class DataObject implements IDataObject, IDataObject

XAML Object Element Usage

<DataObject .../>

Examples

The following example shows how to use this class.

string stringData = "Some string data to store...";
string dataFormat = DataFormats.UnicodeText;
DataObject dataObject = new DataObject(dataFormat, stringData);

Inheritance Hierarchy

System..::.Object
System.Windows..::.DataObject

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0

Reference

DataObject Members

System.Windows Namespace

Other Resources

Drag-and-Drop Events Explorer Sample

Data Formats Spy Sample

Load a Dropped File Sample