Returns the type of information on the clipboard.
Built-in Function handler[]
Syntax:
clipboard()
Examples:
if the clipboard is "text" then paste
if the clipboard is empty then answer "Nothing to paste!"
Check the clipboard function before using the paste command, to ensure that you're pasting the right kind of data.
The value of the clipboard function is a string describing what kind of data is on the clipboard. LiveCode can paste text that has been cut or copied, or picture content from an image, one or more objects that have been cut or copied.
If the clipboard has nothing in it, or the contents of the clipboard is a type of data that is not text, image data, or objects, the clipboard function returns empty.
- Tip:* To get or change the data on the clipboard, use the
Changes: The ability to sense image data on the clipboard was added in version 2.0.
See also: lock clipboard (command),unlock clipboard (command),function (control structure),clipboard (function),clipboardData (property),rawClipboardData (property),fullClipboardData (property),