Module: System::Pboard

Defined in:

lib/system_control/pboard.rb

Instance Method Summary (collapse)

• - (Object) clear

  Clears the existing contents of the pasteboard.

• - (Object) copy(string)

  This method sets a string to the pasteboard.

• - (String) paste

  This method gets a string from the pasteboard.

• - (String) read

  This method gets a string from the pasteboard.

• - (Object) write(string)

  This method sets a string to the pasteboard.

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# File 'lib/system_control/pboard.rb', line 44

def clear
  pboard = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard
  pboard.clearContents
  nil
end

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# File 'lib/system_control/pboard.rb', line 29

def copy(string)
  pboard = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard
  pboard.declareTypes([NSStringPboardType], owner:nil);
  pboard.setString(string.to_s, forType:NSStringPboardType)
end

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# File 'lib/system_control/pboard.rb', line 11

def paste
  pboard = NSPasteboard.generalPasteboard
  str   = pboard.stringForType(NSStringPboardType)
  str ||= ""
end

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# File 'lib/system_control/pboard.rb', line 21

def read
  self.paste
end

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# File 'lib/system_control/pboard.rb', line 39

def write(string)
  self.copy(string)
end