com.informagen.MacClipboard

Accessing clipboard images from within Java using JDirect

MacClipboard folder ( download)

This is a static class which uses JDirect to check the contents of the System Clipboard for a PICT and returns a java.awt.image object (Let's see those Windows guys do that!)

MacClipboard.java

Source code of which uses JDirect calls to examine the System Clipboard for a PICT, extract the image, and return a return a java.awt.Image object.

ClipboardTest.java

Simple GUI application to excerise MacClipboard.

ClipboardTest ( download)

A runnable JBinary application.

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Usage:

    if ( MacClipboard.isMacintosh() ) {
        Image anImage = MacClipboard.getImage();
        if (anImage != null)
            theImageComponent.setImage(anImage);
        }
    }