IDataObject.GetFormats Method

IDataObject.GetFormats Method

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Class

System.Windows.Forms.IDataObject

Syntax

 GetDataFormats([   autoconvert   ]) 

autoconvert (optional; Boolean)

True to retrieve all formats that the Clipboard data is associated with or can be converted to; False to retrieve only native data formats

Return Value

A String array containing a list of all supported formats

Description

Retrieves a list of all the formats that the Clipboard data is associated with or can be converted to

Rules at a Glance

The elements in the array returned by the method can take any of the following values:

DataFormats.Bitmap

DataFormats.CommaSeparatedValue

DataFormats.Dib

DataFormats.Dif

DataFormats.EnhancedMetafile

DataFormats.FileDrop

DataFormats.Html

DataFormats.Locale

DataFormats.MetafilePict

DataFormats.OemText

DataFormats.Palette

DataFormats.PenData

DataFormats.Riff

DataFormats.Rtf

DataFormats.Serializable (a format that encapsulates any type of Windows Forms object)

DataFormats.StringFormat

DataFormats.SymbolicLink

DataFormats.Text

DataFormats.Tiff

DataFormats.UnicodeText

DataFormats.WaveAudio

See Also

IDataObject.GetData Method, IDataObject.GetDataPresent Method