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XDataFormatTranslator Interface Referencepublished

Interface to be implemented by objects used to translate a DataFlavor to a system dependent data transfer type and vice versa. More...

import"XDataFormatTranslator.idl";

Inheritance diagram for XDataFormatTranslator:
XInterface DataFormatTranslator

Public Member Functions

any getSystemDataTypeFromDataFlavor ([in] DataFlavor aDataFlavor)
 Converts a DataFlavor to system dependent data type. More...
 
DataFlavor getDataFlavorFromSystemDataType ([in] any aSysDataType)
 Converts a system dependent data type to a DataFlavor. More...
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from XInterface
any queryInterface ([in] type aType)
 queries for a new interface to an existing UNO object. More...
 
void acquire ()
 increases the reference counter by one. More...
 
void release ()
 decreases the reference counter by one. More...
 

Detailed Description

Interface to be implemented by objects used to translate a DataFlavor to a system dependent data transfer type and vice versa.

Different platforms use different types to describe data formats available during data exchange operations like clipboard or drag&drop. Windows for instance uses integer values to describe an available clipboard or drag&drop format, Unix X11 uses so called Atoms etc.

Member Function Documentation

◆ getDataFlavorFromSystemDataType()

DataFlavor getDataFlavorFromSystemDataType ( [in] any  aSysDataType)

Converts a system dependent data type to a DataFlavor.

Parameters
aSysDataTypeA system dependent data type. If aSysDataType is empty so is the returned DataFlavor.
Returns
A DataFlavor for the given system dependent data transfer type.

If there is no appropriate mapping for a system dependent data type, the returned DataFlavor will be empty.

◆ getSystemDataTypeFromDataFlavor()

any getSystemDataTypeFromDataFlavor ( [in] DataFlavor  aDataFlavor)

Converts a DataFlavor to system dependent data type.

Parameters
aDataFlavorDescribes the format for which a system dependent data types is requested.
Returns
A system dependent data transfer type for the given DataFlavor if there is one available.

If the is no system dependent data type for a given DataFlavor the returned any is empty.


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