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ClipboardProxy.SetFileDropList(StringCollection) Method

Definition

Writes a collection of strings representing file paths to the Clipboard.

public:
 void SetFileDropList(System::Collections::Specialized::StringCollection ^ filePaths);
public void SetFileDropList (System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection filePaths);
member this.SetFileDropList : System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection -> unit
Public Sub SetFileDropList (filePaths As StringCollection)

Parameters

filePaths
StringCollection

StringCollection. List of file names. Required.

Examples

This example gets the collection of file names from MyDocuments, converts it to a file drop list, and writes it to the Clipboard.

Dim list = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(
    My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments)
Dim listReader As New System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection
For Each item As String In list
   listReader.Add(item)
Next
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetFileDropList(listReader)

Remarks

A file drop list is a collection of strings representing file names.

Important

Because the Clipboard can be accessed by other users, do not use it to store sensitive information, such as passwords or confidential data.

Availability by Project Type

Project type Available
Windows Application Yes
Class Library Yes
Console Application Yes
Windows Control Library Yes
Web Control Library No
Windows Service Yes
Web Site No

Applies to

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