My.Computer.Clipboard.SetFileDropList Method

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

' Usage
My.Computer.Clipboard.SetFileDropList(filePaths)
' Declaration
Public Sub SetFileDropList( _
   ByVal filePaths As System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection _
)

Parameters

• filePaths
  StringCollection. List of file names. Required.

Remarks

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

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

Example

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 As System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String)
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)

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class:ClipboardProxy (provides access to Clipboard)

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

Availability by Project Type

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.Clipboard Object

System.Collections.Specialized.StringCollection

SetFileDropList

My.Computer.Clipboard.ContainsFileDropList Method

My.Computer.Clipboard.GetFileDropList Method

Other Resources

Storing Data to and Reading From the Clipboard