DataFormats Class

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;

public class MyClass : Form {
    protected TextBox textBox1;

    public void MyClipboardMethod() {
       // Creates a new data format.
       DataFormats.Format myFormat = DataFormats.GetFormat("myFormat");

       /* Creates a new object and stores it in a DataObject using myFormat 
        * as the type of format. */
       MyNewObject myObject = new MyNewObject();
       DataObject myDataObject = new DataObject(myFormat.Name, myObject);

       // Copies myObject into the clipboard.
       Clipboard.SetDataObject(myDataObject);

       // Performs some processing steps.

       // Retrieves the data from the clipboard.
       IDataObject myRetrievedObject = Clipboard.GetDataObject();

       // Converts the IDataObject type to MyNewObject type. 
       MyNewObject myDereferencedObject = (MyNewObject)myRetrievedObject.GetData(myFormat.Name);

       // Prints the value of the Object in a textBox.
       textBox1.Text = myDereferencedObject.MyObjectValue;
    }
 }

 // Creates a new type.
 [Serializable]
 public class MyNewObject : Object {
    private string myValue;

    // Creates a default constructor for the class.
    public MyNewObject() {
       myValue = "This is the value of the class";
    }

    // Creates a property to retrieve or set the value.
    public string MyObjectValue {
       get {
          return myValue;
       }
       set {
          myValue = value;
       }
    }
 }