ClipboardProxy.SetFileDropList(StringCollection) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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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