Class Clipboard

java.lang.Object
org.eclipse.gef.ui.actions.Clipboard

public class Clipboard extends Object
A GEF clipboard for cut/copy/paste actions between GEF editors. It exists mainly for convenience and allows clients to add graphical objects to the system clipboard. It will not work between two instances of the workbench (but will work between multiple windows belonging to a single instance of the workbench). Setting the contents of the clipboard will erase the previous contents of the clipboard.
  • Constructor Details

    • Clipboard

      @Deprecated public Clipboard()
      Deprecated.
      As of 3.1, the GEF Clipboard synchronizes with the system clipboard. Multiple instances of this class should not be created. Use getDefault(). This method will be removed in future releases.
      Constructs a new Clipboard object.
  • Method Details

    • getDefault

      public static Clipboard getDefault()
      Returns the default clipboard.
      Returns:
      the default clipboard
    • getContents

      public Object getContents()
      Returns the current contents of the clipboard.
      Returns:
      contents of the clipboard
    • setContents

      public void setContents(Object contents)
      Sets the contents of the clipboard. This will erase the previous contents of this as well as the system clipboard. The provided contents will not be garbage-collected until some other contents are set using this method.
      Parameters:
      contents - the new contents