## Uses of Class
java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard

- Packages that use Clipboard
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.datatransfer | Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
  javax.swing | Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.

- - ### Uses of Clipboard in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that return Clipboard
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract Clipboard` | Toolkit.`getSystemClipboard()` Gets the singleton instance of the system Clipboard which interfaces with clipboard facilities provided by the native platform.
    `Clipboard` | Toolkit.`getSystemSelection()` Gets the singleton instance of the system selection as a `Clipboard` object.

  - ### Uses of Clipboard in java.awt.datatransfer

    Methods in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type Clipboard
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | StringSelection.`lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)`
    `void` | ClipboardOwner.`lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)` Notifies this object that it is no longer the clipboard owner.

    Constructors in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type Clipboard
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `FlavorEvent(Clipboard source)` Constructs a `FlavorEvent` object.

  - ### Uses of Clipboard in javax.swing

    Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Clipboard
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | TransferHandler.`exportToClipboard(JComponent comp, Clipboard clip, int action)` Causes a transfer from the given component to the given clipboard.

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