Android How to - Get and set Clipboard

Question

We would like to know how to get and set Clipboard.
Answer

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 * Copyright 2013 Dmitry Monakhov.
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import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.graphics.drawable.GradientDrawable;
import android.os.Build;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ListView;

/**
 *
 * @author Dmitry Monakhov
 */
class ActivityUtils {
  static Drawable gradient = new GradientDrawable(
      GradientDrawable.Orientation.LEFT_RIGHT, new int[] { 0x3300FF00,
          0xFF00FF00, 0xffffffff });
  public static final int FADING_COLOR = -858993460;// Color.GRAY;

  public static void setDivider(ListView listView) {
    listView.setDivider(gradient);
    listView.setDividerHeight(1);

  }

  /**
   * Get text content of clipboard. Compatibility variant
   *
   * @param ctx
   *          context
   * @return string result or null if not found anything
   */
  public static String getClipboardText(Context ctx) {
    int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    if (sdk < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
      return getClipboardTextLegacy(ctx);
    } else {
      return getClipboardTextNew(ctx);
    }

  }

  public static void cleanItemSelection(View item) {
    int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
    if (item != null) {
      item.setSelected(false);
      if (sdk >= Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
        deactivate(item);

      }
      item.setFocusable(false);
    }

  }

  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
  private static void deactivate(View item) {
    item.setActivated(false);
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions")
  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
  private static String getClipboardTextNew(Context ctx) {
    String txt = null;
    android.content.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.content.ClipboardManager) ctx
        .getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
    if (clipboard != null) {
      if (clipboard.hasPrimaryClip()) {
        txt = clipboard.getPrimaryClip().getItemAt(0).getText().toString();
      }
    }
    return txt;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
  private static String getClipboardTextLegacy(Context ctx) {
    String txt = null;
    android.text.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.text.ClipboardManager) ctx
        .getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
    if (clipboard != null) {
      txt = clipboard.getText().toString();
    }
    return txt;
  }
}