Store and restore clipboard data

Asked Dec 28 '15 at 17:53

Active Dec 28 '15 at 18:04

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I need to use the clipboard for my own purposes. But I want to restore the previous clipboard state after using it.

I tried to do something like this:

var tmp = Clipboard.GetDataObject();
// My work with clipboard
Clipboard.SetDataObject(tmp);

But the clipboard is empty after this. What did I miss?

edited Dec 28 '15 at 18:04

Dan Lowe

asked Dec 28 '15 at 17:53

Stepan Loginov

Have you tried to clear the Clipboard before setting the data back? – Camilo Terevinto Dec 28 '15 at 17:57
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2578900/how-do-i-backup-and-restore-the-system-clipboard-in-c – casillas Dec 28 '15 at 18:00
Now I try to do it (`Clipboard.Clear();` before `SetDataObject` ). Same result. – Stepan Loginov Dec 28 '15 at 18:00
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I think this has already been answered here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6262454/c-sharp-backing-up-and-restoring-clipboard – Shoeless Dec 28 '15 at 18:01

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