Checks whether the specified "flavor" can be obtained from the clipboard. - Java Native OS

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Description

Checks whether the specified "flavor" can be obtained from the clipboard.

Demo Code

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//package com.java2s;

import java.awt.Toolkit;
import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard;
import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Checks whether the specified "flavor" can be obtained from the clipboard.
     *
     * @param flavor   the type of data to look for
     * @return      true if the data can be obtained, false if not available
     */
    public static boolean canPasteFromClipboard(DataFlavor flavor) {
        Clipboard clipboard;
        boolean result;

        try {
            clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
            result = clipboard.isDataFlavorAvailable(flavor);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            result = false;
        }

        return result;
    }
}

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