TextCopy

A cross platform package to copy text to and from the clipboard.

Support is available via a Tidelift Subscription.

Contents

• Usage
  • SetTextAsync
  • SetText
  • GetTextAsync
  • GetText
• Instance API
• Supported on
• Notes on Linux
• Security contact information

NuGet package

https://nuget.org/packages/TextCopy/

Usage

SetTextAsync

await ClipboardService.SetTextAsync("Text to place in clipboard");

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SetText

ClipboardService.SetText("Text to place in clipboard");

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GetTextAsync

var text = await ClipboardService.GetTextAsync();

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GetText

var text = ClipboardService.GetText();

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Instance API

In adition to the above static API, there is an instance API exposed:

var clipboard = new Clipboard();
clipboard.SetText("Text to place in clipboard");

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Supported on

• Windows with .NET Framework 4.6.1 and up
• Windows with .NET Core 2.0 and up
• Windows with Mono 5.0 and up
• OSX with .NET Core 2.0 and up
• OSX with Mono 5.20.1 and up
• Linux with .NET Core 2.0 and up
• Linux with Mono 5.20.1 and up
• Xamarin.Android 9.0 and up
• Xamarin.iOS 10.0 and up
• Universal Windows Platform version 10.0.16299 and up

Notes on Linux

Linux uses xclip to access the clipboard. As such it needs to be installed and callable.

Security contact information

To report a security vulnerability, use the Tidelift security contact. Tidelift will coordinate the fix and disclosure.

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Clone designed by Wes Breazell from The Noun Project.