DOC: Private Data Formats Freed by the Clipboard (85430)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1
This article was previously published under Q85430
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SUMMARY
The documentation for the SetClipboardData function on pages 826-828
of the "Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit: Programmer's
Reference, Volume 2: Functions" manual states that data placed on the
clipboard in a private data format is not automatically freed when
removed from the clipboard. The identifiers for private data formats
are in the range CF_PRIVATEFIRST through CF_PRIVATELAST. The statement
in the manual is incorrect. Data that is placed on the clipboard in a
private format is automatically freed when the data is removed from
the clipboard.
MORE INFORMATION
Clipboard data in a private data format is automatically freed when
the data is removed from the clipboard. Windows sends the
WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD message to the application that put the data on
the clipboard before the data is freed. An application can free any
corresponding internal data when it receives the WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD
message.
Private data in the CF_OWNERDISPLAY format is not automatically freed
when the data is removed from the clipboard. An application must free
data of this format when the application receives a
WM_DESTROYCLIPBOARD message.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 2/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kb16bitonly kbClipboard kbdocfix KB85430 |
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