Class: Wx::Clipboard

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
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Defined in:
lib/wx/classes/clipboard.rb

Constant Summary collapse

@@__clip_data =

Need to do some internal record-keeping to protect data objects on the clipboard from garbage collection

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Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.open ⇒ Object

Class method to provide access to the clipboard within a ruby block. Tests that the clipboard could be accessed, and ensures that it is closed when the block is finished.



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# File 'lib/wx/classes/clipboard.rb', line 10

def open
  clip = nil
  # Trying to access the segfault outside main_loop will segfault on
  # some platforms (eg, GTK)
  unless Wx::const_defined?(:THE_APP)
    raise RuntimeError, 
          "The clipboard can only be accessed when the App is running"
  end

  clip = get_global_clipboard
  unless clip.open
    Kernel.raise "Could not open clipboard"
  end
  yield clip
 ensure
   clip.close if clip
end