Getting data from the computer clipboard : Clipboard « Development « Java Tutorial

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

public class Main {
  public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
    Clipboard clipboard = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard();
    Transferable tran = clipboard.getContents(null);

    if (tran != null && tran.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) {

      String clipboardContent = (String) tran.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor);

      System.out.println(clipboardContent);
    }
  }
}