Can you use copy and paste commands with java?

[bigred]

I am writing a small program, I would want the final product (which probably will be an applet (not totally sure about that bit)), to have a text field and the user would be able to copy text from a file from their P.C. and transfer it into the applet via the paste command. Thing is I am not sure if copy & paste work with java, any ideas, Dave.

[Red Baron]

you would have to use the system clipboard

here is a snippet of code i found on the internet:

public void clpbrd() 
   { 
       System.out.println("Clipboard stuff"); 
       try 
       { 
//blah blah
           Clipboard clip = this.getToolkit().getSystemClipboard(); 
   
           if(clip == null) throw new IOException("No clipboard in scene"); 
    //blah blah
           Transferable trans = clip.getContents(this); 
   //blah blah
           if( trans == null) throw new IOException("Clipboard Empty"); 
    //******************
           String s = (String) trans.getTransferData(DataFlavor.stringFlavor); 
//***************
           _textArea.replaceRange(s, _textArea.getSelectionStart(), 
                                         _textArea.getSelectionEnd()); 
       } 
       catch(Exception e) 
       { 
//do smthng.   
       } 
   }

hope it helps

[Pankaj]

Hi,
last time I tried using system clipboard for copy and paste operation in a java aplet it gave security exception error. It violates the sandbag security model of applets.

I was using jdk 1.2 (in 1999) and I don't expect much as changed in jdk1.4 however you can extend the security model by using "policytool".
bye