java.awt.datatransfer
Interface ClipboardOwner
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public interface ClipboardOwnerDefines the interface for classes that will provide data to a clipboard. An instance of this interface becomes the owner of the contents of a clipboard (clipboard owner) if it is passed as an argument toClipboard.setContents(java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable, java.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardOwner)method of the clipboard and this method returns successfully. The instance remains the clipboard owner until another application or another object within this application asserts ownership of this clipboard.- See Also:
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Clipboard
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Method Summary
All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Modifier and Type Method and Description voidlostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)Notifies this object that it is no longer the clipboard owner.
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Method Detail
lostOwnership
void lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)
Notifies this object that it is no longer the clipboard owner. This method will be called when another application or another object within this application asserts ownership of the clipboard.- Parameters:
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clipboard- the clipboard that is no longer owned -
contents- the contents which this owner had placed on the clipboard
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