Package java.awt.datatransfer
package java.awt.datatransfer
Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within
applications. It defines the notion of a "transferable" object, which is an
object capable of being transferred between or within applications. An object
identifies itself as being transferable by implementing the Transferable
interface.
It also provides a clipboard mechanism, which is an object that temporarily holds a transferable object that can be transferred between or within an application. The clipboard is typically used for copy and paste operations. Although it is possible to create a clipboard to use within an application, most applications will use the system clipboard to ensure the data can be transferred across applications running on the platform.
- Since:
- 1.1
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ClassDescriptionA class that implements a mechanism to transfer data using cut/copy/paste operations.Defines the interface for classes that will provide data to a clipboard.A
DataFlavor
provides meta information about data.FlavorEvent
is used to notify interested parties that availableDataFlavor
s have changed in theClipboard
(the event source).Defines an object which listens forFlavorEvent
s.A two-way Map between "natives" (Strings), which correspond to platform-specific data formats, and "flavors" (DataFlavors), which correspond to platform-independent MIME types.A FlavorMap which relaxes the traditional 1-to-1 restriction of a Map.A class to encapsulate MimeType parsing related exceptions.ATransferable
which implements the capability required to transfer aString
.The SystemFlavorMap is a configurable map between "natives" (Strings), which correspond to platform-specific data formats, and "flavors" (DataFlavors), which correspond to platform-independent MIME types.Defines the interface for classes that can be used to provide data for a transfer operation.Signals that the requested data is not supported in this flavor.