Uses of Interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable (Java SE 26 & JDK 26)
Description: use: module: java.datatransfer, package: java.awt.datatransfer, interface: Transferable

# Uses of Interface
java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable

Packages that use Transferable
Package
Description
java.awt.datatransfer
Provides interfaces and classes for transferring data between and within applications.
java.awt.dnd
Drag and Drop is a direct manipulation gesture found in many Graphical User Interface systems that provides a mechanism to transfer information between two entities logically associated with presentation elements in the GUI.
javax.swing
Provides a set of "lightweight" (all-Java language) components that, to the maximum degree possible, work the same on all platforms.

- ## Uses of Transferable in java.awt.datatransfer

  Classes in java.awt.datatransfer that implement Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `class`
  `StringSelection`
  A `Transferable` which implements the capability required to transfer a `String`.
  Fields in java.awt.datatransfer declared as Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Transferable`
  Clipboard.`contents`
  Contents of the clipboard.
  Methods in java.awt.datatransfer that return Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Transferable`
  Clipboard.`getContents(Object requestor)`
  Returns a transferable object representing the current contents of the clipboard.
  Methods in java.awt.datatransfer with parameters of type Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `Reader`
  DataFlavor.`getReaderForText(Transferable transferable)`
  Gets a Reader for a text flavor, decoded, if necessary, for the expected charset (encoding).
  `void`
  ClipboardOwner.`lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)`
  Notifies this object that it is no longer the clipboard owner.
  `void`
  StringSelection.`lostOwnership(Clipboard clipboard, Transferable contents)`
  `void`
  Clipboard.`setContents(Transferable contents, ClipboardOwner owner)`
  Sets the current contents of the clipboard to the specified transferable object and registers the specified clipboard owner as the owner of the new contents.

- ## Uses of Transferable in java.awt.dnd

  Classes in java.awt.dnd that implement Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `protected class`
  `DropTargetContext.TransferableProxy`
  `TransferableProxy` is a helper inner class that implements `Transferable` interface and serves as a proxy for another `Transferable` object which represents data transfer for a particular drag-n-drop operation.
  Fields in java.awt.dnd declared as Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Field
  Description
  `protected Transferable`
  DropTargetContext.TransferableProxy.`transferable`
  The encapsulated `Transferable` object.
  Methods in java.awt.dnd that return Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Transferable`
  DropTargetContext.`createTransferableProxy(Transferable t, boolean local)`
  Creates a TransferableProxy to proxy for the specified Transferable.
  `Transferable`
  DragSourceContext.`getTransferable()`
  Returns the `Transferable` associated with this `DragSourceContext`.
  `protected Transferable`
  DropTargetContext.`getTransferable()`
  get the Transferable (proxy) operand of this operation
  `Transferable`
  DropTargetDragEvent.`getTransferable()`
  This method returns the Transferable object that represents the data associated with the current drag operation.
  `Transferable`
  DropTargetDropEvent.`getTransferable()`
  This method returns the `Transferable` object associated with the drop.
  Methods in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected DragSourceContext`
  DragSource.`createDragSourceContext(DragGestureEvent dgl, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Creates the `DragSourceContext` to handle the current drag operation.
  `protected Transferable`
  DropTargetContext.`createTransferableProxy(Transferable t, boolean local)`
  Creates a TransferableProxy to proxy for the specified Transferable.
  `void`
  DragGestureEvent.`startDrag(Cursor dragCursor, Transferable transferable)`
  Starts the drag operation given the `Cursor` for this drag operation and the `Transferable` representing the source data for this drag operation.
  `void`
  DragGestureEvent.`startDrag(Cursor dragCursor, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Starts the drag given the initial `Cursor` to display, the `Transferable` object, and the `DragSourceListener` to use.
  `void`
  DragGestureEvent.`startDrag(Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Start the drag given the initial `Cursor` to display, a drag `Image`, the offset of the `Image`, the `Transferable` object, and the `DragSourceListener` to use.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Transferable` subject data of the drag, and the `DragSourceListener`.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl, FlavorMap flavorMap)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Transferable` subject data of the drag, the `DragSourceListener`, and the `FlavorMap`.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point dragOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Image` to drag, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot of the `Cursor` at the instant of the trigger, the subject data of the drag, and the `DragSourceListener`.
  `void`
  DragSource.`startDrag(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point imageOffset, Transferable transferable, DragSourceListener dsl, FlavorMap flavorMap)`
  Start a drag, given the `DragGestureEvent` that initiated the drag, the initial `Cursor` to use, the `Image` to drag, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot of the `Cursor` at the instant of the trigger, the `Transferable` subject data of the drag, the `DragSourceListener`, and the `FlavorMap`.
  Constructors in java.awt.dnd with parameters of type Transferable
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `DragSourceContext(DragGestureEvent trigger, Cursor dragCursor, Image dragImage, Point offset, Transferable t, DragSourceListener dsl)`
  Called from `DragSource`, this constructor creates a new `DragSourceContext` given the `DragSourceContextPeer` for this Drag, the `DragGestureEvent` that triggered the Drag, the initial `Cursor` to use for the Drag, an (optional) `Image` to display while the Drag is taking place, the offset of the `Image` origin from the hotspot at the instant of the triggering event, the `Transferable` subject data, and the `DragSourceListener` to use during the Drag and Drop operation.

- ## Uses of Transferable in javax.swing

  Methods in javax.swing that return Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected Transferable`
  TransferHandler.`createTransferable(JComponent c)`
  Creates a `Transferable` to use as the source for a data transfer.
  `Transferable`
  TransferHandler.TransferSupport.`getTransferable()`
  Returns the `Transferable` associated with this transfer.
  Methods in javax.swing with parameters of type Transferable
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected void`
  TransferHandler.`exportDone(JComponent source, Transferable data, int action)`
  Invoked after data has been exported.
  `Icon`
  TransferHandler.`getVisualRepresentation(Transferable t)`
  Returns an object that establishes the look of a transfer.
  `boolean`
  TransferHandler.`importData(JComponent comp, Transferable t)`
  Causes a transfer to a component from a clipboard or a DND drop operation.
  Constructors in javax.swing with parameters of type Transferable
  Modifier
  Constructor
  Description
  ``
  `TransferSupport(Component component, Transferable transferable)`
  Create a `TransferSupport` with `isDrop()` `false` for the given component and `Transferable`.