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[dirkfirst]

How do I get and send text to the clipboard?

I'd like the user to press a button and then retrieve the text (if it is text) and paste it into a textbox.

[brackett]

You want the System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard class. Or, if you're using VB.NET 2.0 *(or C# 2.0, and have referenced Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices), you can use My.Computer.Clipboard.

[dirkfirst]

Thanks!

I use

textBox1.Text = System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.GetText();

but what if the item in the clipboard isn't text? Will I receive an exception?

[brackett]

dirkfirst said:

Thanks!

I use

textBox1.Text = System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.GetText();

but what if the item in the clipboard isn't text? Will I receive an exception?

No, I don't believe it'll throw - I think it just returns null. Of course, you could always use the ContainsText method to check first. Or try it and see.