setData method

[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]

Assigns data in a specified format to the dataTransfer object or the clipboardData object.

Syntax

VARIANT_BOOL retVal = object.setData(format, data);

Standards information

There are no standards that apply here.

Parameters

format [in]

Type: BSTR

A BSTR that specifies the format of the data to be transferred, using one of the following values.

Text

Transfers data formatted as text.

URL

Transfers data formatted as a URL.

data [in]

Type: VARIANT

A VARIANT of type VT_BSTR that specifies the data supplied by the source object. This information can be descriptive text, a source path to an image, or a URL for an anchor. When you pass "URL" as the format parameter, you must use the data parameter to provide the location of the object that is transferred.

Remarks

The value of the format parameter is not case-sensitive.

See also

Reference

IHTMLDataTransfer::clearData

IHTMLDataTransfer::getData

Conceptual

About DHTML Data Transfer

Build date: 6/12/2012