dotNet 4.0 Clipboard bug?

Question

Try this:
1. Create an app in VS Express Edition 2010 (.NET 4.0).
2. Put these lines in the code wherever u like -

        string text = Clipboard.GetText();
        MessageBox.Show(text);

3. Copy some ANSI text (for simplicity) from notepad.
4. Run the app and see the result.

I see "Clipboard.GetText()" (without quotes) instead of actual data!

Can anyone confirm if this happens in Pro/Ultimate editions too?

@Nathan: Thanks much! Cool! Then this must be Microsoft's strategy to force ppl buy pro version =) — Nayan, May 04 '10 at 15:33
@Sebastian: I copied "Hello World" (without quotes, of course!) =D — Nayan, May 04 '10 at 15:34
@Nayan Seems unlikely :). If this is in fact a real bug perhaps you could do a screencast of it? Camtasia or something. — Nathan Taylor, May 04 '10 at 16:54
@Nathan: I'll post a screenshot. Video may not be possible anytime soon. But does it surprise you that VS2010 Express Edition may have a bug? It's possible. They are just normal human coders! — Nayan, May 04 '10 at 20:40
I'm not opposed to the idea of Visual Studio having a bug, however the bug you're describing would be in the core framework itself and not Visual Studio specifically. — Nathan Taylor, May 04 '10 at 21:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 04 '10 at 15:29

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Try this instead and post your results:

string text = Convert.ToString(Clipboard.GetData(System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.Text));
MessageBox.Show(text);

edited May 04 '10 at 15:29

Allen Rice

answered May 04 '10 at 15:20

Ian P

This (after typecasting) works. But then it must be a bug because all the functions that are public should work according to definition and documentation. Weird. – Nayan May 04 '10 at 15:31

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