GetFormat

This method returns an integer indicating whether an item on the Clipboard object matches a specified format.

Syntax

clipboard.GetFormat(format)

Parameters

clipboard

Reference to the Clipboard object.

format

Required. Value or constant that specifies the Clipboard object format. Parentheses must enclose the constant or value. The following table describes the settings for format.

Constant	Value	Description
vbCFLink	-16640	DDE conversation information
vbCFText	13	Text
vbCFBitmap	2	Bitmap (.bmp files)
vbCFMetafile	3	Metafile (.wmf files)
vbCFDIB	8	Device-independent bitmap (DIB)
vbCFPalette	9	Color palette

Return Value

Boolean. True indicates the format matches the type of data on the clipboard. False indicates the format does not match the type of data on the clipboard.

Remarks

The only supported clipboard format is text (vbCFText).