19.5 java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable (JDK 1.1)

This interface defines the methods that a class must define if it is to act as the source object in a data transfer operation.

getTransferDataFlavors() should return an array of DataFlavor objects that specify the data types or formats in which the object can provide its data. The DataFlavor objects should be ordered from best format (most richly descriptive) to worst format.

isDataFlavorSupported() must return a boolean value indicating whether it can transfer data using a specified DataFlavor. Finally, getTransferData() must return an object that represents the data formatted as required by the specified DataFlavor.

StringSelection is a pre-defined class that implements the Transferable interface for the transfer of string data.

public abstract interface Transferable {
    // Public Instance Methods
            public abstract Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException;
            public abstract DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors();
            public abstract boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor);
}

Implemented By:

StringSelection

Passed To:

Clipboard.setContents(), ClipboardOwner.lostOwnership(), StringSelection.lostOwnership()

Returned By:

Clipboard.getContents()

Type Of:

Clipboard.contents