gecko-dev/widget/public/nsIClipboard.idl

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#include "nsISupports.idl"
#include "nsISupportsArray.idl"
#include "nsITransferable.idl"
#include "nsIClipboardOwner.idl"


[scriptable, uuid(8B5314BA-DB01-11d2-96CE-0060B0FB9956)]
interface nsIClipboard : nsISupports
{
   /**
    * Given a transferable, set the data on the native clipboard
    *
    * @param  aTransferable The transferable
    * @param  anOwner The owner of the transferable
    * @result NS_Ok if no errors
    */
  
    void setData ( in nsITransferable aTransferable, in nsIClipboardOwner anOwner) ;

   /**
    * Given a transferable, get the clipboard data.
    *
    * @param  aTransferable The transferable
    * @result NS_Ok if no errors
    */
  
    void getData ( in nsITransferable aTransferable ) ;

   /**
    * This empties the clipboard and notifies the clipboard owner.
    * This empties the "logical" clipboard. It does not clear the native clipboard.
    *
    * @result NS_OK if successful.
    */
  
    void emptyClipboard ( ) ;

   /**
    * Some platforms support deferred notification for putting data on the clipboard
    * This method forces the data onto the clipboard in its various formats
    * This may be used if the application going away.
    *
    * @result NS_OK if successful.
    */
  
    void forceDataToClipboard ( ) ;

   /**
    * This provides a way to give correct UI feedback about, for instance, a paste 
    * should be allowed. It does _NOT_ actually retreive the data and should be a very
    * inexpensive call. All it does is check if there is data on the clipboard matching
    * any of the flavors in the given list.
    *
    * @aFlavorList - nsISupportsString's in a nsISupportsArray (for JavaScript).
    * @outResult - if data is present matching one of 
    * @result NS_OK if successful.
    */
    boolean hasDataMatchingFlavors ( in nsISupportsArray aFlavorList )  ;
  
};


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