My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsText Method 

Determines if there is text on the Clipboard.

' Usage
Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsText()
Dim value As Boolean = My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsText(format)
' Declaration
Public Function ContainsText() As Boolean
' -or-
Public Function ContainsText( _
   ByVal format As System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat _
) As Boolean

Parameters

• format
  TextDataFormat. If specified, identifies what text format to be checked for. Required.

Return Value

True if the Clipboard contains text; otherwise False.

Remarks

Possible formats are CommaSeparatedValue, Html, Rtf and UnicodeText.

The method requires AllClipboard.

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsText method.

Example

This example determines if HTML text is stored on the Clipboard and reads from the Clipboard if it does.

If My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsText _
(System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat.Html) Then
   Dim clipText As String = My.Computer.Clipboard.GetText()
End If

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class: ClipboardProxy (provides access to Clipboard)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Clipboard Object
My.Computer.Clipboard.GetText Method
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetText Method
System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat
System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.ContainsText

Other Resources

Storing Data to and Reading From the Clipboard