Clipboard example code in BAFL example code

This code can also be found in: examples\SysLibs\ClipBoard\Basics

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Basics.h

// Basics.h
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.



//  This header file contains the class definitions and local
//  
//  function prototypes used by the example
    
    
const TUid KExampleClipUid={2306};
 
class CClassA : public CBase
    {
public :
    CClassA();
    void ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const;
    void InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream);
public :
    TBuf<32> iBuffer;
    TInt     iXA;
    TUint    iYA;
    };

LOCAL_C void doCopyL();

LOCAL_C void doPasteL();

LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const CClassA* anItem);

Basics.cpp

// Basics.cpp
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

//  Example demonstrates a simple use of the clipboard.
        
#include <baclipb.h> 

#include "CommonToResourceFilesEx.h"
#include "Basics.h"


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

// Do the example(s)

LOCAL_C void doExampleL()
    {
    doCopyL();
    doPasteL();
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


LOCAL_C void doCopyL()
    {
    _LIT(KSomeText,"Some text");
    _LIT(KContentOfTheCClassAObject,"Content of the CClassA object ...");

    // Construct an object of type CClassA
    CClassA*  item = new (ELeave) CClassA;
    CleanupStack::PushL(item);

    // Put some data into it
    item->iBuffer = KSomeText;
    item->iXA     = -1;
    item->iYA     = 2;

    // Show contents of the CClassA object
    doShow(KContentOfTheCClassAObject,item);

    // Construct the clipboard object and prepare the 
    // clipboard for writing
    CClipboard* cb = CClipboard::NewForWritingLC(fsSession);

    // Now put the object onto the clipboard and identify the data with
    // the uid KExampleClipUid. In a real app, this would typically be 
    // done in response to a request from the user interface to cut or copy.
    //
    // Note that the value of KExampleClipUid is arbitrary and is used
    // solely for the purpose oif demonstration
    RStoreWriteStream  stream;
    TStreamId stid = stream.CreateLC(cb->Store());
    stream << *item;
    stream.CommitL();
    (cb->StreamDictionary()).AssignL(KExampleClipUid,stid);
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(); //the stream
    
    // commit the clipboard - this writes the stream dictionary to the
    // store as the root stream and commits all changes to the store 
    cb->CommitL();

    // Delete the clipboard object - this closes the clipboard file store
    // and delete the CClassA object
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(2);
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

LOCAL_C void doPasteL()
    {
    _LIT(KNothingToPaste,"Nothing to paste");
    _LIT(KTheCClassAObjectAfterPastingIn,"The CClassA object after pasting in ...");

    CClipboard* cb = NULL;

    // Construct the clipboard object and prepare the 
    // clipboard for reading.
    TRAPD(ret,cb=CClipboard::NewForReadingL(fsSession));
    CleanupStack::PushL(cb);
    if (ret!=KErrNone)
        {
        doShow(KNothingToPaste,NULL);
        User::Leave(ret);
        }
        
    // Construct an object of type CClassA
    CClassA*  item = new (ELeave) CClassA;
    CleanupStack::PushL(item);

    // Check whether there is a CClassA object on the clipboard
    TStreamId stid = (cb->StreamDictionary()).At(KExampleClipUid);
    if (stid == KNullStreamId)
        {
        doShow(KNothingToPaste,NULL);
        User::Leave(0);
        }
    
    // Fetch the CClassA object from the clipboard
    RStoreReadStream stream;
    stream.OpenLC(cb->Store(),stid);
    stream >> *item;
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy();  // the stream
    
    // Show contents of the CClassA object as pasted in
    // from the  clipboard.
    doShow(KTheCClassAObjectAfterPastingIn,item);

    // delete:
    // 1. the CClassA object
    // 2. the clipboard object
    CleanupStack::PopAndDestroy(2);
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

LOCAL_C void doShow(const TDesC& aHeading,const CClassA* anItem)
    {
    _LIT(KNewline,"\n");
    _LIT(KFormatS,"\n%S");
    _LIT(KFormatD,"\n%d");
    _LIT(KFormatU,"\n%u");

    console->Printf(KNewline);
    console->Printf(aHeading);
    if (anItem)
        {
        console->Printf(KFormatS,&anItem->iBuffer);
        console->Printf(KFormatD,anItem->iXA);
        console->Printf(KFormatU,anItem->iYA);
        console->Printf(KNewline);
        }
    }

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

CClassA::CClassA()
    {
    _LIT(KDefault,"DEFAULT");
    iBuffer = KDefault;
    }

void CClassA::ExternalizeL(RWriteStream& aStream) const
    {
    aStream << iBuffer;
    aStream.WriteInt32L(iXA);
    aStream.WriteUint32L(iYA);
    }  
 
void CClassA::InternalizeL(RReadStream& aStream)
    {
    aStream >> iBuffer;
      iXA  = aStream.ReadInt32L();
    iYA  = aStream.ReadUint32L();
    }

// BLD.INF
// Component description file
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

PRJ_MMPFILES

Basics.mmp

// Basics.mmp
//
// Copyright (c) 2000 Symbian Ltd.  All rights reserved.

// using relative paths for source and userinclude directories

TARGET        ClipboardBasics.exe
TARGETTYPE    exe
UID           0
VENDORID 0x70000001

SOURCEPATH    .
SOURCE        Basics.cpp

USERINCLUDE   .
USERINCLUDE   ..\..\Commonframework
SYSTEMINCLUDE \Epoc32\include

LIBRARY       euser.lib efsrv.lib  bafl.lib estor.lib