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My.Computer.Clipboard.SetAudio Method

Writes audio data to the Clipboard.

' Usage
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetAudio(audioBytes)
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetAudio(audioStream)
' Declaration
Public Sub SetAudio( _
   ByVal audioBytes As Byte() _
)
' -or-
Public Sub SetAudio( _
   ByVal audioStream As System.IO.Stream _
)

Parameters

  • audioBytes
    Byte array. Audio data to be written to the Clipboard. Required.

  • audioStream
    Stream Audio data to be written to the clipboard. Required.

Exceptions

No exceptions are thrown by this method.

Remarks

This method can be used to write the audio data as either a byte array or an audio stream.

Security noteSecurity Note:

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

Tasks

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.Clipboard.SetAudio method.

To

See

Write audio data to the Clipboard

How to: Save an Audio Stream to the Clipboard in Visual Basic

Example

This example creates the byte array musicReader, reads the file cool.wav into it, and then writes it to the Clipboard.

Dim musicReader As Byte()
musicReader = My.Computer.FileSystem.ReadAllBytes("cool.wav")
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetAudio(musicReader)

Replace cool.wav with the name and path of the file you wish to read.

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class:ClipboardProxy (provides access to Clipboard)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

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

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Clipboard Object

System.IO.Stream

Clipboard.SetAudio

My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsAudio Method

My.Computer.Clipboard.GetAudioStream Method

Other Resources

Storing Data to and Reading From the Clipboard