//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // // SFML - Simple and Fast Multimedia Library // Copyright (C) 2007-2025 Laurent Gomila (laurent@sfml-dev.org) // // This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied warranty. // In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software. // // Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, // including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, // subject to the following restrictions: // // 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; // you must not claim that you wrote the original software. // If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment // in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required. // // 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, // and must not be misrepresented as being the original software. // // 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. // //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #pragma once //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // Headers //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// #include namespace sf { class String; //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Give access to the system clipboard /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// namespace Clipboard { //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Get the content of the clipboard as string data /// /// This function returns the content of the clipboard /// as a string. If the clipboard does not contain string /// it returns an empty `sf::String` object. /// /// \return Clipboard contents as `sf::String` object /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// [[nodiscard]] SFML_WINDOW_API String getString(); //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \brief Set the content of the clipboard as string data /// /// This function sets the content of the clipboard as a /// string. /// /// \warning Due to limitations on some operating systems, /// setting the clipboard contents is only /// guaranteed to work if there is currently an /// open window for which events are being handled. /// /// \param text `sf::String` containing the data to be sent /// to the clipboard /// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SFML_WINDOW_API void setString(const String& text); } // namespace Clipboard } // namespace sf //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// \namespace sf::Clipboard /// \ingroup window /// /// `sf::Clipboard` provides an interface for getting and /// setting the contents of the system clipboard. /// /// It is important to note that due to limitations on some /// operating systems, setting the clipboard contents is /// only guaranteed to work if there is currently an open /// window for which events are being handled. /// /// Usage example: /// \code /// // get the clipboard content as a string /// sf::String string = sf::Clipboard::getString(); /// /// // or use it in the event loop /// while (const std::optional event = window.pollEvent()) /// { /// if (event->is()) /// window.close(); /// /// if (const auto* keyPressed = event->getIf()) /// { /// // Using Ctrl + V to paste a string into SFML /// if (keyPressed->control && keyPressed->code == sf::Keyboard::Key::V) /// string = sf::Clipboard::getString(); /// /// // Using Ctrl + C to copy a string out of SFML /// if (keyPressed->control && keyPressed->code == sf::Keyboard::Key::C) /// sf::Clipboard::setString("Hello World!"); /// } /// } /// \endcode /// /// \see `sf::String`, `sf::Event` /// ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////