module SF::Clipboard

Overview

Give access to the system clipboard

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

Usage example:

// get the clipboard content as a string
sf::String string = sf::Clipboard::getString();

// or use it in the event loop
sf::Event event;
while(window.pollEvent(event))
{
    if(event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
        window.close();
    if(event.type == sf::Event::KeyPressed)
    {
        // Using Ctrl + V to paste a string into SFML
        if(event.key.control && event.key.code == sf::Keyboard::V)
            string = sf::Clipboard::getString();
    }
}

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

See also: SF::String, SF::Event

Defined in:

window/obj.cr

Class Method Summary

• .string : String

  Get the content of the clipboard as string data

• .string=(text : String)

  Set the content of the clipboard as string data

Class Method Detail