Clipboard support

Functions
void	glfwSetClipboardString (GLFWwindow *window, const char *string)
	Sets the clipboard to the specified string. More...
const char *	glfwGetClipboardString (GLFWwindow *window)
	Retrieves the contents of the clipboard as a string. More...

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

glfwGetClipboardString()

const char* glfwGetClipboardString

(

GLFWwindow *

window

)

This function returns the contents of the system clipboard, if it contains or is convertible to a UTF-8 encoded string.

Parameters

[in]

window

The window that will request the clipboard contents.

Returns

The contents of the clipboard as a UTF-8 encoded string, or NULL if an error occurred.

Note

This function may only be called from the main thread.

The returned string is allocated and freed by GLFW. You should not free it yourself.

The returned string is valid only until the next call to glfwGetClipboardString or glfwSetClipboardString.

See also

glfwSetClipboardString

glfwSetClipboardString()

void glfwSetClipboardString	(	GLFWwindow *	window,
		const char *	string
	)

This function sets the system clipboard to the specified, UTF-8 encoded string. The string is copied before returning, so you don't have to retain it afterwards.

Parameters

[in]	window	The window that will own the clipboard contents.
[in]	string	A UTF-8 encoded string.

Note

This function may only be called from the main thread.

See also

glfwGetClipboardString