Widget.getClipboard

gtk.clipboard.Clipboard getClipboard(gdk.atom.Atom selection)

Returns the clipboard object for the given selection to be used with widget. widget must have a #GdkDisplay associated with it, so must be attached to a toplevel window.

Parameters

selection a #GdkAtom which identifies the clipboard to use. GDK_SELECTION_CLIPBOARD gives the default clipboard. Another common value is GDK_SELECTION_PRIMARY, which gives the primary X selection.

Returns

the appropriate clipboard object. If no

clipboard already exists, a new one will be created. Once a clipboard object has been created, it is persistent for all time.