The java.awt.datatransfer. DataFlavor class

The java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor class provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications. It also provides a clipboard device that temporarily holds a transferable object. A transferable object is defined as an object capable of being transferred between or within applications and is identified as being transferable by implementing the Transferable interface. The java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor class encapsulates a MIME type to represent the data format of an object stored on the clipboard as raw bytes. Each data flavor has a representation class, a MIME type, and a human presentable name. The representation class is the Java class that approximates the data. ...

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