Clipboard Problem - HeapByteBuffer

[Pavel Safrata]

Hello Ryan,
which FX version are you using?
Thanks,
Pavel

On 10.7.2013 18:00, Ryan Cuprak wrote:
> Hello,
>   I have a question - I have been running into a problem with the clipboard (randomly) where I get a java.nio.HeapByteBuffer instead of the object that I am expecting. I am trying to implement copy/paste within a TableView.
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> // Define the custom format
> private static final DataFormat columnDescriptorFormat = new DataFormat("ColumnDescriptor");
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> // Copy the data (invoked from a context menu) - object being placed into the clipboard implements Externalizable
> ClipboardContent content = new ClipboardContent();
> content.put(columnDescriptorFormat,cd);
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> // Paste logic - second line often fail
> Clipboard clipboard = Clipboard.getSystemClipboard();
> Object obj = clipboard.getContent(columnDescriptorFormat) // Often an instance of HeapByteBuffer instead of a column descriptor
>
>   Any idea under what circumstances a HeapByteBuffer would be returned instead?
>
> -Ryan
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