setString(_:forType:)
Sets the given string as the representation for the specified type for the first item on the receiver.
Declaration
func setString(_ string: String, forType dataType: NSPasteboard.PasteboardType) -> BoolParameters
- string:
The string to write to the pasteboard.
- dataType:
The type of string data. The type must have been declared by a previous Declaretypes(_:owner:) message.
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Return Value
true if the data was written successfully, otherwise false if ownership of the pasteboard has changed. Any other error raises an NSPasteboardCommunicationException.
Discussion
This method invokes setData(_:forType:) to perform the write.