Returns a System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.Format with the Windows Clipboard numeric ID and name for the specified format.
Syntax
public static DataFormats.Format GetFormat (string format)
Parameters
- format
Returns
A System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.Format that has the Windows Clipboard numeric ID and the name of the format.
Remarks
Call DataFormats.GetFormat(string) with the format name when you need a Windows Clipboard numeric ID for an existing format.
Call this method with your own format name to create a new System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard format type. If the specified format does not exist, this method will register the name as a Clipboard format with the Windows registry and get a unique format identifier. This new name/ID pair will be added to the static list of format name/ID pairs in the System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats class.
Requirements
Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0