graphics.clipboard
Class ClipBoardUtils

java.lang.Object
  graphics.clipboard.ClipBoardUtils

public class ClipBoardUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Nested Class Summary

static class

ClipBoardUtils.ClipboardAction

Constructor Summary

ClipBoardUtils()

Method Summary

static void	captureScreen()
static void	convertClipboardToRtf()
static void	copyImageAndTextToClipboardAsRtf(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image, java.lang.String caption) This will copy, using RTF, to the clipboard.
static void	copyToClipboardAsRtf(java.awt.Rectangle r)
static java.io.Reader	createClipboardReader()
static java.io.Writer	createClipboardWriter()
static java.awt.Image	getClipBoardImage()
static java.lang.Object	getJPeg(java.awt.Rectangle screenRect)
static java.lang.String	getTextFromClipboard()
static java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[]	getTransferDataFlavors()
static boolean	isContentAvailable()
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
static void	saveTextToClipboard(java.lang.String data)
static boolean	setContents(java.awt.Image image, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner) Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified image and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents
static boolean	setContents(javax.swing.JComponent c, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)
static boolean	setContents(java.lang.String content, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner) Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified StringBuffer and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents
static boolean	setContents(java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable contents, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner) Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents.
static boolean	setImageContents(java.awt.Component comp, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner) Sets the current contents of the clipboard to an graphical image of the component and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents This method isn't just called setContents(Component comp, ClipboardOwner owner) because Components might implement the Transferable Interface themselves which would lead to confusion with the setContents(Transferable trans,ClipboardOwner owner)-method.
static void	setRtfContents(java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream baos, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner) Fills the clipboard with a RTF-Transferable.
static void	transparentDialogToClipBoard()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ClipBoardUtils

public ClipBoardUtils()

Method Detail

captureScreen

public static void captureScreen()

copyToClipboardAsRtf

public static void copyToClipboardAsRtf(java.awt.Rectangle r)
                                 throws java.awt.AWTException,
                                        java.io.IOException,
                                        com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

Throws:

java.awt.AWTException

java.io.IOException

com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

getTextFromClipboard

public static java.lang.String getTextFromClipboard()

createClipboardReader

public static java.io.Reader createClipboardReader()

createClipboardWriter

public static java.io.Writer createClipboardWriter()

isContentAvailable

public static boolean isContentAvailable()

saveTextToClipboard

public static void saveTextToClipboard(java.lang.String data)

getClipBoardImage

public static java.awt.Image getClipBoardImage()
                                        throws java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException,
                                               java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException

java.io.IOException

getJPeg

public static java.lang.Object getJPeg(java.awt.Rectangle screenRect)
                                throws java.awt.AWTException,
                                       java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.awt.AWTException

java.io.IOException

setContents

public static boolean setContents(java.lang.String content,
                                  java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified StringBuffer and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents

Parameters:

content - a string to be placed on the clipboard

owner - a class

Returns:

boolean false if exception occurred

setContents

public static boolean setContents(java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable contents,
                                  java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents. Shows warning message if an exception occured

Parameters:

contents - transferable contents

owner - listener for lost ownership

Returns:

boolean false if an exception occured

setContents

public static boolean setContents(java.awt.Image image,
                                  java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified image and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents

Parameters:

image -

owner -

Returns:

boolean false if exception occurred

setContents

public static boolean setContents(javax.swing.JComponent c,
                                  java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

setImageContents

public static boolean setImageContents(java.awt.Component comp,
                                       java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

Sets the current contents of the clipboard to an graphical image of the component and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents This method isn't just called setContents(Component comp, ClipboardOwner owner) because Components might implement the Transferable Interface themselves which would lead to confusion with the setContents(Transferable trans,ClipboardOwner owner)-method.

Parameters:

comp -

Returns:

boolean false if exception occurred

setRtfContents

public static void setRtfContents(java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream baos,
                                  java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner owner)

Fills the clipboard with a RTF-Transferable.

Parameters:

baos - - an rtf in form of ByteArrayOutputStream

copyImageAndTextToClipboardAsRtf

public static void copyImageAndTextToClipboardAsRtf(java.awt.image.BufferedImage image,
                                                    java.lang.String caption)
                                             throws java.io.IOException,
                                                    com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

This will copy, using RTF, to the clipboard. The image will be able to paste into word, from a mac, AND can be viewed under windows without the Tiff decompressor error needed.

Parameters:

image - The bufferedImage to be viewed

caption - A plaintext caption that will apear under the image

Throws:

java.io.IOException

com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

convertClipboardToRtf

public static void convertClipboardToRtf()
                                  throws java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException,
                                         java.io.IOException,
                                         com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

Throws:

java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException

java.io.IOException

com.lowagie.text.DocumentException

transparentDialogToClipBoard

public static void transparentDialogToClipBoard()

getTransferDataFlavors

public static java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)