DataObject Constructor (String^, Object^)

 

Initializes a new instance of the DataObject class and adds the specified object in the specified format.

Namespace:   System.Windows.Forms
Assembly:  System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)

public:
DataObject(
	String^ format,
	Object^ data
)

Parameters

format
Type: System::String^

The format of the specified data. See DataFormats for predefined formats.

data
Type: System::Object^

The data to store.

The following code example creates a DataObject class using a string that is specified as the string type. The data is retrieved from the DataObject by specifying its format as text. The results are displayed in a text box. This code requires that textBox1 has been created.

private:
   void CreateTextDataObject2()
   {
      // Creates a new data object using a string.
      String^ myString = "My next text string";
      DataObject^ myDataObject = gcnew DataObject( "System.String",myString );

      // Prints the string in a text box.
      textBox1->Text = myDataObject->GetData( DataFormats::Text )->ToString();
   }

.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
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