API -> SetClipboardData [ Library : user32.dll, Category : Clipboard ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

SetClipboardData

Library : user32.dll Category : Clipboard

Api Example(s)
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API Description :

The SetClipboardData function places data on the clipboard in a specified clipboard format.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SetClipboardData Lib "user32" (ByVaL wFormat As Long, ByVaL hMem As Long) As Long

Parameters :

· uFormat
Specifies a clipboard format. This parameter can be a registered format or any of the standard clipboard formats listed in the following Remarks section. For information about registered clipboard formats, see the RegisterClipboardFormat functi

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the handle of the data. 

If the function fails, the return value is NULL. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.Windows.Forms.ClipBoard.SetDataObject