how to save a string to the computer memory?

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I want to save a string to "copy" memory in computer (ctrl + c), after clicking a button. how can I save that string to the computer memory (ctrl c) in c#?

In the time it took you to create an account, login, post your question, you could have used Google to get an answer. — Steve Wellens, Mar 27 '16 at 15:24
The word you're looking for is 'clipboard'. If you search for "how to save string to clipboard with c#" you'll find lots of results. — user1751825, Mar 27 '16 at 15:25
thanks @user1751825 , I found the answer after searching "clipboard". — ComputerAsker, Mar 27 '16 at 15:25
yeah I just didn't know the word "clipboard" before so I couldn't find an answer but now I got it... @WaiHaLee — ComputerAsker, Mar 27 '16 at 20:58
Aha. You could accept the duplicate for this question if it helps you. — Wai Ha Lee, Mar 27 '16 at 20:59

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Reference System.Windows.Forms if it is not already referenced in the project. Then do the magic anywhere you need:

System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard.SetText("your string");

answered Mar 27 '16 at 15:25

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thanks, that works :) – ComputerAsker Mar 27 '16 at 15:28

how to save a string to the computer memory?

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