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iOS: Simple Usage Of UIPasteBoard
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ios_simple_pasteboard.m
Basically, UIPasteBoard allows us to share data to other application. Below is an example of UIpasteBoard usage.
COPY
UIPasteboard *appPasteBoard = [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard];
appPasteBoard.persistent = YES;
[appPasteBoard setString:@"STRING TO COPY"];
PASTE
UIPasteboard *appPasteBoard = [UIPasteboard generalPasteboard];
yourTextField.text = [appPasteBoard string];
You can also specify a pasteboard name or identifier to copy and paste data. See example code below.
Copy and Paste Image files.
COPY
UIPasteboard *appPasteBoard = [UIPasteboard pasteboardWithName:@"CopyPaste" create:YES];
appPasteBoard.persistent = YES;
NSData *data = UIImagePNGRepresentation([UIImage imageNamed:@"COPIED.jpg"]);
[appPasteBoard setData:data forPasteboardType:@"com.yourCompany.yourApp.yourType"];
PASTE
UIPasteboard *appPasteBoard = [UIPasteboard pasteboardWithName:@"CopyPaste" create:YES];
NSData *data = [appPasteBoard dataForPasteboardType:@"com.yourCompany.yourApp.yourType"];
imageView.image = [UIImage imageWithData:data];
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how to create UIpasteboard and copy and paste and please code is where exucte in so, please whole program to answer

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