Interface IDataObject

Provides a format-independent mechanism for transferring data.

Namespace: Microsoft.Windows
Assembly: OpenSilver.dll
Syntax
public interface IDataObject

Methods

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GetData(String)

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a string.

Declaration
object GetData(string format)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String format

A string that specifies what format to retrieve the data as.
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

A data object with the data in the specified format, or null if the data is not available in the specified format.
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GetData(Type)

Retrieves a data object in a specified format; the data format is specified by a System.Type object.

Declaration
object GetData(Type format)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Type format

A System.Type object that specifies what format to retrieve the data as.
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

A data object with the data in the specified format, or null if the data is not available in the specified format.
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GetDataPresent(String)

Checks to see whether the data is available in, or can be converted to, a specified format; the data format is specified by a string.

Declaration
bool GetDataPresent(string format)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String format

A string that specifies what format to check for.
Returns
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the data is in, or can be converted to, the specified format; otherwise, false.
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GetFormats()

Returns a list of formats in which the data in this data object is stored, or can be converted to.

Declaration
string[] GetFormats()
Returns
Type Description
System.String[]

An array of strings, with each string specifying the name of a format that this data object supports.
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SetData(Object)

Stores the specified data in this data object, automatically determining the data format from the source object type.

Declaration
void SetData(object data)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Object data

An object that represents the data to store in this data object.
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SetData(String, Object)

Stores the specified data in this data object. The data format is specified by a string.

Declaration
void SetData(string format, object data)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String format

A string that specifies what format to store the data in.
System.Object data

The data to store in this data object.

Extension Methods