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transfering the the selected listview item to the clipboard via C#

I'm trying to populate images from a directory into a listview with a small thumbnail preview using an imagelist control. Once the user has selected an Item from the listview I want the selected item to be copied to the clipboard.

I already have the code written to populate the listview. It's a C# winforms application.

I'm thinking to try something like this:

private void listView1_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
this.listView1.Items[0].Selected = true;
}

I'm just having issues getting the data copied to the clipboard.

My question: how can I transfer the the selected listview item to the clipboard via C#

Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

Solution

  • You can use (for text)

    Clipboard.SetText(this.listView1.SelectedItem.Text);

    or

    Image imgToCopy = Image.FromFile(this.listView1.SelectedItem.Text);
Clipboard.SetImage(imgToCopy);