Java tutorial
import java.awt.Toolkit; import java.awt.datatransfer.Clipboard; import java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor; import java.awt.datatransfer.StringSelection; import java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable; import java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException; import java.io.IOException; public class Main { public static void main(String args[]) { String toClipboard = "Hello from Java!"; StringSelection ss = new StringSelection(toClipboard); Clipboard clip = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard(); clip.setContents(ss, ss); clip = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getSystemClipboard(); Transferable contents = clip.getContents(new Main().getClass()); if (contents == null) { System.out.println("The clipboard is empty."); return; } if (contents.isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor.stringFlavor)) { try { String data = (String) contents.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor); System.out.println(data); } catch (IOException ex) { System.out.println("IOException"); } catch (UnsupportedFlavorException ex) { System.out.println("UnsupportedFlavorException"); } } else { System.out.println("Wrong flavor."); } } }