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ClipboardManager
public
abstract
class
ClipboardManager
extends Object
Known direct subclasses
| ClipboardManager |
Interface to the clipboard service, for placing and retrieving text in
the global clipboard.
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This class was deprecated
in API level 11.
Old text-only interface to the clipboard. See
ClipboardManager for the modern API.
Summary
Public methods |
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abstract
CharSequence
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getText()
Returns the text on the clipboard.
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abstract
boolean
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hasText()
Returns true if the clipboard contains text; false otherwise.
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abstract
void
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setText(CharSequence text)
Sets the contents of the clipboard to the specified text.
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Inherited methods |
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From class
java.lang.Object
Object
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clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this object.
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boolean
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equals(Object obj)
Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
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void
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finalize()
Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection
determines that there are no more references to the object.
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final
Class<?>
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getClass()
Returns the runtime class of this Object.
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int
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hashCode()
Returns a hash code value for the object.
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final
void
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notify()
Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's
monitor.
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final
void
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notifyAll()
Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
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String
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toString()
Returns a string representation of the object.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis, int nanos)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait(long timeoutMillis)
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted, or until a
certain amount of real time has elapsed.
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final
void
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wait()
Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically
by being notified or interrupted.
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Public constructors
ClipboardManager
public ClipboardManager ()
Public methods
getText
public abstract CharSequence getText ()
Returns the text on the clipboard. It will eventually be possible
to store types other than text too, in which case this will return
null if the type cannot be coerced to text.
hasText
public abstract boolean hasText ()
Returns true if the clipboard contains text; false otherwise.
setText
public abstract void setText (CharSequence text)
Sets the contents of the clipboard to the specified text.
| Parameters |
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text |
CharSequence |
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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See\n[ClipboardManager](/reference/android/content/ClipboardManager) for the modern API.\n\nSummary\n-------\n\n| ### Public constructors ||\n|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|\n| ` `[ClipboardManager](/reference/android/text/ClipboardManager#ClipboardManager())`() ` |\n\n| ### Public methods ||\n|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| ` abstract `[CharSequence](/reference/java/lang/CharSequence) | ` `[getText](/reference/android/text/ClipboardManager#getText())`() ` Returns the text on the clipboard. |\n| ` abstract boolean` | ` `[hasText](/reference/android/text/ClipboardManager#hasText())`() ` Returns true if the clipboard contains text; false otherwise. |\n| ` abstract void` | ` `[setText](/reference/android/text/ClipboardManager#setText(java.lang.CharSequence))`(`[CharSequence](/reference/java/lang/CharSequence)` text) ` Sets the contents of the clipboard to the specified text. |\n\n| ### Inherited methods |\n|-----------------------|---|\n| From class ` `[java.lang.Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` ` |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | ` `[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object) | ` `[clone](/reference/java/lang/Object#clone())`() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` `[equals](/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object))`(`[Object](/reference/java/lang/Object)` obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is \"equal to\" this one. | | ` void` | ` `[finalize](/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize())`() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final `[Class](/reference/java/lang/Class)`\u003c?\u003e` | ` `[getClass](/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass())`() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` `[hashCode](/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode())`() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[notify](/reference/java/lang/Object#notify())`() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` `[notifyAll](/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll())`() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` `[String](/reference/java/lang/String) | ` `[toString](/reference/java/lang/Object#toString())`() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int))`(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long))`(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` `[wait](/reference/java/lang/Object#wait())`() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||\n\nPublic constructors\n-------------------\n\n### ClipboardManager\n\n```\npublic ClipboardManager ()\n```\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### getText\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic abstract CharSequence getText ()\n```\n\nReturns the text on the clipboard. It will eventually be possible\nto store types other than text too, in which case this will return\nnull if the type cannot be coerced to text.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Returns ||\n|---------------------------------------------------|--------|\n| [CharSequence](/reference/java/lang/CharSequence) | \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n### hasText\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic abstract boolean hasText ()\n```\n\nReturns true if the clipboard contains text; false otherwise.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Returns ||\n|-----------|--------|\n| `boolean` | \u003cbr /\u003e |\n\n### setText\n\nAdded in [API level 1](/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) \n\n```\npublic abstract void setText (CharSequence text)\n```\n\nSets the contents of the clipboard to the specified text.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------|-----------------------|\n| `text` | `CharSequence` \u003cbr /\u003e |"]]
