NSPasteboardItemDataProvider Protocol Reference
| Conforms to | |
| Availability | Available in OS X v10.6 and later. |
| Declared in | NSPasteboardItem.h |
| Companion guides | |
Overview
This protocol is implemented by the data provider of a pasteboard item to provide the data for a particular UTI type.
You can specify an object as a pasteboard data provider for a pasteboard item using NSPasteboardItem’s setDataProvider:forTypes: method. The data provider must implement this protocol to provide data upon request.
Instance Methods
pasteboard:item:provideDataForType:
Asks the receiver to provide data for a specified type to a given pasteboard. (required)
Parameters
- pasteboard
A pasteboard to which the receiver has promised to provide data.
- item
A pasteboard item for which the receiver has promised to provide data
- type
A UTI type string.
Discussion
The receiver was previously set as the provider using setDataProvider:forTypes:.
Availability
- Available in OS X v10.6 and later.
Declared In
NSPasteboardItem.hpasteboardFinishedWithDataProvider:
Informs the receiver that the pasteboard no longer needs the data provider for any of its pasteboard items.
Parameters
- pasteboard
A pasteboard.
Discussion
One data provider can provide data for more than one pasteboard item. This method is called when the pasteboard no longer needs the data provider for any of its pasteboard items. This can be either because the data provider has fulfilled all promises, or because ownership of the pasteboard has changed.
Availability
- Available in OS X v10.6 and later.
Declared In
NSPasteboardItem.h© 2010 Apple Inc. All Rights Reserved. (Last updated: 2010-04-12)