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Summary

The OpenClipboard function opens the clipboard for examination and prevents other applications from modifying the clipboard content

Relation

CloseClipboard(), SetClipboardData(), EmptyClipboard()

C# Signature:

[DllImport("coredll.dll", EntryPoint="OpenClipboard", SetLastError=true)]
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint="OpenClipboard", SetLastError=true)]
private static extern bool OpenClipboard(IntPtr hWndNewOwner);

VB Signature:

Declare Function OpenClipboard Lib "coredll.dll" (TODO) As TODO

VB.Net Signature:

<DllImport("coredll.dll")> Shared Function OpenClipboard(ByVal hWndNewOwner As Integer) As Boolean
<DllImport("user32.dll")> Shared Function OpenClipboard(ByVal hWndNewOwner As Integer) As Boolean
End Function

User-Defined Types:

None.

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Notes:

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Sample Code:

Please see SetClipboardData()

Documentation

OpenClipboard on MSDN

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