source.cpp

#using <System.Windows.Forms.dll>
#using <System.Drawing.dll>
#using <System.dll>
#using <System.Data.dll>

usingnamespaceSystem;
usingnamespaceSystem::Data;
usingnamespaceSystem::ComponentModel;
usingnamespaceSystem::Windows::Forms;

public ref classForm1: publicForm
{
protected:
 TextBox^ textBox1;
 TextBox^ textBox2;

// <Snippet1>
private:
voidbutton1_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
 {
// Takes the selected text from a text box and puts it on the clipboard.
if ( !textBox1->SelectedText->Equals( "" ) )
 {
Clipboard::SetDataObject( textBox1->SelectedText );
 }
else
 {
 textBox2->Text = "No text selected in textBox1";
 }
 }

voidbutton2_Click( Object^ /*sender*/, System::EventArgs^ /*e*/ )
 {
// Declares an IDataObject to hold the data returned from the clipboard.
// Retrieves the data from the clipboard.
 IDataObject^ iData = Clipboard::GetDataObject();

// Determines whether the data is in a format you can use.
if ( iData->GetDataPresent( DataFormats::Text ) )
 {
// Yes it is, so display it in a text box.
 textBox2->Text = (String^)(iData->GetData( DataFormats::Text ));
 }
else
 {
// No it is not.
 textBox2->Text = "Could not retrieve data off the clipboard.";
 }
 }
// </Snippet1>
};