VB.NET Language in a Nutshell
| IDataObject.GetFormats Method |
Class
System.Windows.Forms.IDataObject
Syntax
GetDataFormats([ autoconvert ])
- autoconvert (optional; Boolean)
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True to retrieve all formats that the Clipboard data is associated with or can be converted to; False to retrieve only native data formats
Return Value
A String array containing a list of all supported formats
Description
Retrieves a list of all the formats that the Clipboard data is associated with or can be converted to
Rules at a Glance
The elements in the array returned by the method can take any of the following values:
- DataFormats.Bitmap
- DataFormats.CommaSeparatedValue
- DataFormats.Dib
- DataFormats.Dif
- DataFormats.EnhancedMetafile
- DataFormats.FileDrop
- DataFormats.Html
- DataFormats.Locale
- DataFormats.MetafilePict
- DataFormats.OemText
- DataFormats.Palette
- DataFormats.PenData
- DataFormats.Riff
- DataFormats.Rtf
- DataFormats.Serializable (a format that encapsulates any type of Windows Forms object)
- DataFormats.StringFormat
- DataFormats.SymbolicLink
- DataFormats.Text
- DataFormats.Tiff
- DataFormats.UnicodeText
- DataFormats.WaveAudio
See Also
IDataObject.GetData Method, IDataObject.GetDataPresent Method