/// <summary>
/// Sets content of the system clipboard.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="text">Text data to set.</param>
/// <param name="dataType">Type of the data to set.</param>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// This method set content of the system clipboard. If <paramref name="dataType"/> is
/// TextDataType.Normal, the text data will be just a character sequence. If
/// <paramref name="dataType"/> is TextDataType.Line or TextDataType.Rectangle, stored
/// text data would be special format that is compatible with Microsoft Visual Studio.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public void SetClipboardText(string text, TextDataType dataType)
{
Int32 rc; // result code
IntPtr dataHdl;
bool clipboardOpened = false;
try
{
// open clipboard
rc = WinApi.OpenClipboard(IntPtr.Zero);
if (rc == 0)
{
return;
}
clipboardOpened = true;
// clear clipboard first
WinApi.EmptyClipboard();
// set normal text data
dataHdl = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni(text);
WinApi.SetClipboardData(WinApi.CF_UNICODETEXT, dataHdl);
// set addional text data
if (dataType == TextDataType.Line)
{
// allocate dummy text (this is needed for PocketPC)
dataHdl = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni("");
WinApi.SetClipboardData(_CF_LINEOBJECT, dataHdl);
}
else if (dataType == TextDataType.Rectangle)
{
// allocate dummy text (this is needed for PocketPC)
dataHdl = Marshal.StringToHGlobalUni("");
WinApi.SetClipboardData(_CF_RECTSELECT, dataHdl);
}
}
finally
{
if (clipboardOpened)
{
WinApi.CloseClipboard();
}
}
}