Copying and Pasting Multiple Images and Text to/from Clipboard in C#

Question

I'm working on a C# application where I need to implement functionality for copying and pasting multiple images along with associated text to and from the clipboard. Currently, I am using the Clipboard.SetDataObject method to store a single image and text, but I'm unsure how to extend this to support multiple items.

Here's a simplified version of my current code:

// Code for copying to clipboard
private void CopyToClipboard()
{
    Image image = GetImage(); // A method to get the image
    string text = GetText(); // A method to get the text

    DataObject dataObject = new DataObject();
    dataObject.SetData(DataFormats.Bitmap, true, image);
    dataObject.SetData(DataFormats.Text, text);

    Clipboard.SetDataObject(dataObject, true);
}

How can I modify the code to support copying and pasting a list of images and associated text to and from the clipboard? Is there a recommended format or serialization method for storing multiple images and text in the clipboard? How should I adjust the CopyToClipboard and corresponding PasteFromClipboard methods to handle this scenario? I appreciate any guidance or examples you can provide. Thank you!

Answer 1

The better idea is to store items in your application (in a database or something like a file) and show them to the user. when the user selects one of them you can set that item to the clipboard then. this is how clipboard managers work like Ditto