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Description
Method; replaces the contents of the Clipboard with a specified text string.
Note: Because of security concerns, it is not possible to read the contents of the system Clipboard. In
other words, there is no corresponding System.getClipboard() method.
Example
The following example places the phrase
System.setClipboard("Hello world");
The following example creates two text fields at runtime, called
select text in the
Then you can paste the text into the
this.createTextField("in_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 10, 160, 120);
in_txt.multiline = true;
in_txt.border = true;
in_txt.text = "lorum ipsum...";
this.createTextField("out_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 10, 140, 160,
120);
out_txt.multiline = true;
out_txt.border = true;
out_txt.type = "input";
copy_btn.onRelease = function() {
System.setClipboard(in_txt.text);
Selection.setFocus("out_txt");
};
System.showSettings()
Availability
Flash Player 6.
Usage
System.showSettings([panel:Number]) : Void
Parameters
A number; an optional number that specifies which Flash Player Settings panel to
panel
display, as shown in the following table:
Value passed for
None (parameter is omitted)
or an unsupported value
0
1
2
3
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field, you can click the
in_txt
out_txt
Settings panel displayed
panel
The panel that was open the last time the user closed the Player
Settings panel.
Privacy
Local Storage
Microphone
Camera
onto the system Clipboard:
"Hello World"
to copy the data to the Clipboard.
copy_btn
field.
and . When you
in_txt out_txt