ClipboardCopy Method

Copies the contents from the sheet to the Clipboard.

Overload List

Overload	Description
ClipboardCopy()	Copies the contents from the sheet to the Clipboard.
ClipboardCopy(ClipboardCopyOptions)	Copies the contents from the sheet to the Clipboard using the specified ClipboardCopyOptions.
ClipboardCopy(CellRange)	Copies the contents from the specified CellRange in the sheet to the Clipboard.
ClipboardCopy(CellRange,ClipboardCopyOptions)	Copies the contents from the specified CellRange in the sheet to the Clipboard using the specified ClipboardCopyOptions.

Remarks

The rich text format is not saved to the Clipboard when copying cells from Spread. If you copy the data in the rich text cell type editor, then that copies all the rich text formatting. For more information, see Setting a Rich Text Cell.

Example

This example copies data to the clipboard.

Random r = new Random();
int i, j;
DialogResult dlg;
for (i = 0; i <= 3; i++)
{
    for (j = 0; j <= 3; j++)
    {
        fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(i, j, r.Next() -100000);
    }
}
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to copy the data to the clipboard?", "ClipboardCopy", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
if (dlg == DialogResult.Yes)
{
    fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(0, 0, 3, 3);
    fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ClipboardCopy();
}
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to paste the data from the clipboard? If yes, let's clear the data first.", "Clear", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
if (dlg == DialogResult.Yes)
{
    fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells[0, 0, 5, 5].Text = "";
}
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Now we're ready to paste!!", "ClipboardPaste", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo);
if (dlg == DialogResult.Yes)
{
    fpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ClipboardPaste();
}

Visual Basic

Dim r As New Random()
Dim i, j As Integer
Dim dlg As DialogResult
For i = 0 To 3
    For j = 0 To 3
        FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.SetValue(i, j, r.Next - 100000.ToString())
    Next j
Next i
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to copy the data to the clipboard?", "ClipboardCopy", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
If dlg = DialogResult.Yes Then
    FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.AddSelection(0, 0, 3, 3)
    FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ClipboardCopy()
End If
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Do you want to paste the data from the clipboard? If yes, let's clear the data first.", "Clear", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
If dlg = DialogResult.Yes Then
    FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.Cells(0, 0, 5, 5).Text = ""
End If
dlg = MessageBox.Show("Now we're ready to paste!!", "ClipboardPaste", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo)
If dlg = DialogResult.Yes Then
    FpSpread1.ActiveSheet.ClipboardPaste()
End If

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server (SP1), Windows 2008, Windows XP (SP2), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8

Reference

SheetView Class
SheetView Members

User-Task Documentation

Customizing Clipboard Operation Options
Default Keyboard Navigation