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Interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
- public interface Transferable
Defines the interface for classes that can be used to provide data
for a transfer operation.
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getTransferData(DataFlavor)
- Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred.
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getTransferDataFlavors()
- Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data
can be provided in.
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isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor)
- Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for
this object.
getTransferDataFlavors
public abstract DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()
- Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data
can be provided in. The array should be ordered according to preference
for providing the data (from most richly descriptive to least descriptive).
- Returns:
- an array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred
isDataFlavorSupported
public abstract boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)
- Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for
this object.
- Parameters:
- flavor - the requested flavor for the data
- Returns:
- boolean indicating wjether or not the data flavor is supported
getTransferData
public abstract Object getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException
- Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred. The class
of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the flavor.
- Parameters:
- flavor - the requested flavor for the data
- Throws: IOException
- if the data is no longer available
in the requested flavor.
- Throws: UnsupportedFlavorException
- if the requested data flavor is
not supported.
- See Also:
- getRepresentationClass
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