# I need to find these libraries

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [May 5, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484 "2020-05-05T00:00:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Malsvir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Malsvir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Malsvir)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484/1 "2020-05-05T00:00:56Z")

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I am working on an android project that needs the ability to copy a string. can anyone help me find these libraries?

```auto
import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;

```

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484/2 "2020-05-05T06:43:44Z")

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Hi @Malsvir  
See if this is working for you.

```auto
import android.content.ClipData;
import android.content.ClipboardManager;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Looper;

Activity act;
Context cnt;

void setup () {
  background(255);
  fill(0);
  textSize(40);
  textAlign(CENTER);
  act = this.getActivity();
  cnt = act.getApplicationContext();
  Looper.prepare();
  String str = "myClipboardString";
  
  // Copy to clipboard
  android.content.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.content.ClipboardManager) cnt.getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
  android.content.ClipData clip = android.content.ClipData.newPlainText("text", str);
  clipboard.setPrimaryClip(clip);
  
  // Paste string from clipboard
  CharSequence cs = clipboard.getPrimaryClip().getItemAt(0).getText();
  String str_paste = String.valueOf(cs);
  text(str_paste, width/2, height/2);
}

void settings (){
  fullScreen();
}

```

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 7:47am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484/3 "2020-05-05T07:47:03Z")

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To ensure that the clipboard has the right content you could use this code to paste.

```auto
import android.content.ClipDescription;

// Paste string from clipboard
  if (clipboard.hasPrimaryClip()) {
    android.content.ClipDescription description = clipboard.getPrimaryClipDescription();
    android.content.ClipData data = clipboard.getPrimaryClip();
    if (data != null && description != null && description.hasMimeType(ClipDescription.MIMETYPE_TEXT_PLAIN)) {
      String str_paste = String.valueOf(data.getItemAt(0).getText());
      text(str_paste, width/2, height/2);
    }
  }

```

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**Author:** ![Malsvir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Malsvir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Malsvir)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/i-need-to-find-these-libraries/20484/4 "2020-05-05T15:46:47Z")

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It worked, thank you very much