# @Chrisir Clipboard functionality

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/chrisir-clipboard-functionality/16421>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [December 15, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/chrisir-clipboard-functionality/16421 "2019-12-15T16:02:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![paulgoux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@paulgoux](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulgoux)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/chrisir-clipboard-functionality/16421/1 "2019-12-15T16:02:01Z")

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Struggling a bit with some code you posted

original post:

> **[Processing 2.x and 3.x Forum](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/27473/paste-and-copy-text)**
>
> Processing is an electronic sketchbook, a language and a worldwide community. This is its forum.

```auto
// https: // forum.processing.org/two/discussion/27473/paste-and-copy-text#latest
// https: // forum.processing.org/two/discussion/17270/why-this-getx-method-is-missing-in-processing-3-1-1
 
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
 
String clipBoard=""; 

void setup() {
  size(660, 660);
  clipBoard = GetTextFromClipboard();
}
 
void draw() {
  //
  background(0); 
  textAlign(CENTER);
  text("Hit space bar to paste from clipboard (Win 10, processing 3.3.7)", width/2, 26);
  text(clipBoard, width/2, 66);
}
 
// --------------------------------------------------------------
 
void keyPressed() {
  if (key==' ') {
    clipBoard = GetTextFromClipboard ();
  }
}
 
String GetTextFromClipboard () {
  String text = (String) GetFromClipboard(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
 
  if (text==null) 
    return "";
 
  return text;
}
 
Object GetFromClipboard (DataFlavor flavor) {
 
  Clipboard clipboard = getJFrame(getSurface()).getToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
 
  Transferable contents = clipboard.getContents(null);
  Object object = null; // the potential result 
 
  if (contents != null && contents.isDataFlavorSupported(flavor)) {
    try
    {
      object = contents.getTransferData(flavor);
      println ("Clipboard.GetFromClipboard() >> Object transferred from clipboard.");
    }
 
    catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e1) // Unlikely but we must catch it
    {
      println("Clipboard.GetFromClipboard() >> Unsupported flavor: " + e1);
      e1.printStackTrace();
    }
 
    catch (java.io.IOException e2)
    {
      println("Clipboard.GetFromClipboard() >> Unavailable data: " + e2);
      e2.printStackTrace() ;
    }
  }
 
  return object;
} 
 
static final javax.swing.JFrame getJFrame(final PSurface surf) {
  return
    (javax.swing.JFrame)
    ((processing.awt.PSurfaceAWT.SmoothCanvas)surf.getNative()).getFrame();
}

```

this bit of code in particular doesnt work with FX2D, is there any workaround?

```auto
static final javax.swing.JFrame getJFrame(final PSurface surf) {
  return
    (javax.swing.JFrame)
    ((processing.awt.PSurfaceAWT.SmoothCanvas)surf.getNative()).getFrame();
}

```

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**Author:** ![paulgoux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@paulgoux](https://discourse.processing.org/u/paulgoux)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2019, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/chrisir-clipboard-functionality/16421/2 "2019-12-15T17:12:29Z")

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fixed,

saw another post about this exact thing on the forum, here is the complete code. Works in P2D AND FX2D, not sure about other renderers.

thread in question:

> [@\[Answered\] How to get text from paste buffer?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/answered-how-to-get-text-from-paste-buffer/1900):
>
> OS: Windows 10 64bit. Processing 3.3.7. I am looking for a solution on how to get text from the copy/paste system buffer (aka CTRL+C CTRL+V buffer). So far I have this code compiled from examples and such from other people: //This next set of code is dumped from: //https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/8950/pasted-image-from-clipboard-is-black //https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/17270/why-this-getx-method-is-missing-in-processing-3-1-1 import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard; i…

```auto
//This next set of code is dumped from:
//https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/8950/pasted-image-from-clipboard-is-black
//https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/17270/why-this-getx-method-is-missing-in-processing-3-1-1
//https://discourse.processing.org/t/answered-how-to-get-text-from-paste-buffer/1900
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;
import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException;
import java.awt.Toolkit;

String clipBoard = "000";
int toggle;
String getTextFromClipboard (){
  String text = (String) getFromClipboard(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);
  return text;
}

void setup() {
  size(660, 660,FX2D);
  
}
 
void draw() {
  //
  //clipBoard = getTextFromClipboard();
  background(0); 
  textAlign(CENTER);
  text("Hit space bar to paste from clipboard (Win 10, processing 3.3.7)", width/2, 26);
  text(clipBoard, width/2, 66);
}
 
// --------------------------------------------------------------
 
void keyPressed() {
  if (keyCode== 17){
    toggle=1;
  }
    
  if (key== 'V'&& toggle==1) {
    fill(255);
    text("hello",10,10);
    clipBoard = getTextFromClipboard ();
  }
};
void keyReleased(){
  if (keyCode== 17){
    toggle = 0;
  }
}

Object getFromClipboard (DataFlavor flavor) {

  Clipboard clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard(); 
  Transferable contents = clipboard.getContents(null);
  Object object = null;

  if (contents != null && contents.isDataFlavorSupported(flavor))
  {
    try
    {
      object = contents.getTransferData(flavor);
      println("Clipboard.getFromClipboard() >> Object transferred from clipboard.");
    }

    catch (UnsupportedFlavorException e1) // Unlikely but we must catch it
    {
      println("Clipboard.getFromClipboard() >> Unsupported flavor: " + e1);
      //~ e1.printStackTrace();
    }

    catch (java.io.IOException e2)
    {
      println("Clipboard.getFromClipboard() >> Unavailable data: " + e2);
      //~ e2.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  return object;
}

```