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GetPriorityClipboardFormat function

Retrieves the first available clipboard format in the specified list.

Syntax


int WINAPI GetPriorityClipboardFormat(
  _In_  UINT *paFormatPriorityList,
  _In_  int cFormats
);

Parameters

paFormatPriorityList [in]

Type: UINT*

The clipboard formats, in priority order. For a description of the standard clipboard formats, see Standard Clipboard Formats .

cFormats [in]

Type: int

The number of entries in the paFormatPriorityList array. This value must not be greater than the number of entries in the list.

Return value

Type: int

If the function succeeds, the return value is the first clipboard format in the list for which data is available. If the clipboard is empty, the return value is NULL. If the clipboard contains data, but not in any of the specified formats, the return value is –1. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Examples

For an example, see Example of a Clipboard Viewer.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Winuser.h (include Windows.h)
Library	User32.lib
DLL	User32.dll

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