System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.ContainsText Method

Indicates whether there is text data on the Clipboard in the format indicated by the specified System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat value.

Syntax

public static bool ContainsText (TextDataFormat format)

Parameters

format
One of the System.Windows.Forms.TextDataFormat values.

Returns

true if there is text data on the Clipboard in the value specified for format; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Use this method to determine whether the Clipboard contains text data before retrieving it with the erload:System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.GetText method.

Note:

The System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard class can only be used in threads set to single thread apartment (STA) mode. To use this class, ensure that your Main method is marked with the STAThreadAttribute attribute.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 2.0.0.0