# Package java.awt.datatransfer

package java.awt.datatransfer
Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications. It defines the notion of a "transferable" object, which is an object capable of being transferred between or within applications. An object identifies itself as being transferable by implementing the Transferable interface.

It also provides a clipboard mechanism, which is an object that temporarily holds a transferable object that can be transferred between or within an application. The clipboard is typically used for copy and paste operations. Although it is possible to create a clipboard to use within an application, most applications will use the system clipboard to ensure the data can be transferred across applications running on the platform.

Since:
  1.1

- Related Packages
  Module
  Package
  Description
  java.desktop
  java.awt
  Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
- Class
  Description
  Clipboard
  A class that implements a mechanism to transfer data using cut/copy/paste operations.
  ClipboardOwner
  Defines the interface for classes that will provide data to a clipboard.
  DataFlavor
  A `DataFlavor` provides meta information about data.
  FlavorEvent
  `FlavorEvent` is used to notify interested parties that available `DataFlavor`s have changed in the `Clipboard` (the event source).
  FlavorListener
  Defines an object which listens for `FlavorEvent`s.
  FlavorMap
  A two-way Map between "natives" (Strings), which correspond to platform-specific data formats, and "flavors" (DataFlavors), which correspond to platform-independent MIME types.
  FlavorTable
  A FlavorMap which relaxes the traditional 1-to-1 restriction of a Map.
  MimeTypeParseException
  A class to encapsulate MimeType parsing related exceptions.
  StringSelection
  A `Transferable` which implements the capability required to transfer a `String`.
  SystemFlavorMap
  The SystemFlavorMap is a configurable map between "natives" (Strings), which correspond to platform-specific data formats, and "flavors" (DataFlavors), which correspond to platform-independent MIME types.
  Transferable
  Defines the interface for classes that can be used to provide data for a transfer operation.
  UnsupportedFlavorException
  Signals that the requested data is not supported in this flavor.