using-wpf-clipboardlisted
Install: claude install-skill christian289/dotnet-with-claudecode
# WPF Clipboard Patterns
Implementing copy/paste functionality using the Windows clipboard.
**Advanced Patterns:** See [ADVANCED.md](ADVANCED.md) for clipboard monitoring and error handling.
## 1. Clipboard Overview
```
Clipboard Operations
├── Text Operations
│ ├── SetText / GetText
│ └── Unicode, RTF, HTML support
├── Image Operations
│ ├── SetImage / GetImage
│ └── BitmapSource support
├── File Operations
│ ├── SetFileDropList / GetFileDropList
│ └── File path collection
└── Custom Data
├── SetData / GetData
└── DataObject with multiple formats
```
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## 2. Text Operations
### 2.1 Basic Text Copy/Paste
```csharp
using System.Windows;
// Copy text to clipboard
Clipboard.SetText("Hello, World!");
// Paste text from clipboard
if (Clipboard.ContainsText())
{
var text = Clipboard.GetText();
// Use text
}
```
### 2.2 Text Formats
```csharp
// Set text with specific format
Clipboard.SetText("Hello", TextDataFormat.UnicodeText);
Clipboard.SetText("<b>Hello</b>", TextDataFormat.Html);
Clipboard.SetText(@"{\rtf1 Hello}", TextDataFormat.Rtf);
// Get text with specific format
if (Clipboard.ContainsText(TextDataFormat.Html))
{
var html = Clipboard.GetText(TextDataFormat.Html);
}
```
**TextDataFormat Options:**
| Value | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| **Text** | ANSI text |
| **UnicodeText** | Unicode text (default) |
| **Rtf** | Rich Text Format |
| **Html** | HTML format |
| **CommaSeparatedValue** | CSV format |
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## 3. Imag