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IDataObject Interface
Visual Studio 2010
Provides a format-independent mechanism for transferring data.
Assembly: PresentationCore (in PresentationCore.dll)
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | GetData(String) | Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a string. |
![]() | GetData(Type) | Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a Type object. |
![]() | GetData(String, Boolean) | Retrieves a data object in a specified format, optionally converting the data to the specified format. |
![]() | GetDataPresent(String) | Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format; the data format is specified by a string. |
![]() | GetDataPresent(Type) | Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format. The data format is specified by a Type object. |
![]() | GetDataPresent(String, Boolean) | Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format. A Boolean flag indicates whether to check if the data can be converted to the specified format, if it is not available in that format. |
![]() | GetFormats() | Returns a list of all formats that the data in this data object is stored in, or can be converted to. |
![]() | GetFormats(Boolean) | Returns a list of all formats that the data in this data object is stored in. A Boolean flag indicates whether or not to also include formats that the data can be automatically converted to. |
![]() | SetData(Object) | Stores the specified data in this data object, automatically converting the data format from the source object type. |
![]() | SetData(String, Object) | Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. The data format is specified by a string. |
![]() | SetData(Type, Object) | Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. The data format is specified by a Type class. |
![]() | SetData(String, Object, Boolean) | Stores the specified data in this data object, along with one or more specified data formats. This overload includes a Boolean flag to indicate whether the data may be converted to another format on retrieval. |
The IDataObject interface is used by the Clipboard class for data transfer operations like drag-and-drop.
When implemented by a class, the IDataObject methods enable a single data object to offer data in multiple formats. Offering data in multiple formats tends to make the data usable by a wider variety of applications than if only a single data format were supported.
The DataObject class provides a basic implementation of the IDataObject interface.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
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