gf::Clipboard Class Reference

gf::Clipboard provides an interface for getting and setting the contents of the system clipboard. More...

#include <gf/Clipboard.h>

Static Public Member Functions
static std::string	getString ()
	Get the content of the clipboard as string data. More...
static void	setString (const std::string &text)
	Set the content of the clipboard as string data. More...

Detailed Description

gf::Clipboard provides an interface for getting and setting the contents of the system clipboard.

Usage example:

// get the clipboard content as a string
std::string string = gf::Clipboard::getString();

// or use it in the event loop
gf::Event event;

while (window.pollEvent(event)) {
  if(event.type == gf::EventType::Closed) {
    window.close();
  }

  if (event.type == gf::EventType::KeyPressed) {
    // Using Ctrl + V to paste a string
    if (event.key.modifiers.test(gf::Mod::Control) && event.key.keycode == gf::Keycode::V) {
      string = gf::Clipboard::getString();
    }
  }
}

// set the clipboard to a string
gf::Clipboard::setString("Hello World!");

Member Function Documentation

getString()

static std::string gf::Clipboard::getString ( )

static

Get the content of the clipboard as string data.

This function returns the content of the clipboard as a string. If the clipboard does not contain string it returns an empty string.

Returns

The clipboard contents

setString()

static void gf::Clipboard::setString ( const std::string &  text )

static

Set the content of the clipboard as string data.

This function sets the content of the clipboard as a string.

Parameters

text	A string containing the data to be sent to the clipboard