clipboard

Copy and paste text to and from system clipboard

Syntax

clipboard('copy',data)

contents = clipboard('paste')

importedcontents = clipboard('pastespecial')

Description

clipboard('copy',data) copies the specified data to the clipboard.

contents = clipboard('paste') returns the current contents of the clipboard. If clipboard is unable to retrieve the contents of the clipboard, contents is empty ('').

importedcontents = clipboard('pastespecial') imports the contents of the clipboard using the Import Tool.

Examples

Copy and Paste Text

Copy a line of text into the clipboard and then paste it into an array.

clipboard('copy', 'This is the text that I want to copy');
contents = clipboard('paste')

contents = 
'This is the text that I want to copy'

Copy and Paste Data Using the Import Tool

Copy data into the clipboard and then import the clipboard data into MATLAB^®.

Select the lines below, right-click, and then select Copy.

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Import the clipboard data into MATLAB using the clipboard function. The Import Tool opens.

A = clipboard('pastespecial')

In the Import Tool, click Next and then Finish to import the contents of the clipboard into A.

Input Arguments

data — Data to copy

numeric array | character vector | string scalar

Data to copy, specified as a numeric array, character vector, or string scalar.

Output Arguments

contents — Contents of clipboard

character vector

Contents of the clipboard, returned as a character vector.

importedcontents — Contents of clipboard imported from Import Tool

structure array

Contents of the clipboard imported from the Import Tool, returned as a structure array.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a