public interface Transferable
For information on using data transfer with Swing, see How to Use Drag and Drop and Data Transfer, a section in The Java Tutorial, for more information.
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| Object | getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor)Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred. | 
| DataFlavor[] | getTransferDataFlavors()Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data
 can be provided in. | 
| boolean | isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for
 this object. | 
DataFlavor[] getTransferDataFlavors()
boolean isDataFlavorSupported(DataFlavor flavor)
flavor - the requested flavor for the dataObject getTransferData(DataFlavor flavor) throws UnsupportedFlavorException, IOException
flavor - the requested flavor for the dataIOException - if the data is no longer available
              in the requested flavor.UnsupportedFlavorException - if the requested data flavor is
              not supported.DataFlavor.getRepresentationClass() Submit a bug or feature 
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