# `wxClipboardTextEvent`
[🔗](https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/OTP-29.0.1/lib/wx/src/gen/wxClipboardTextEvent.erl#L58)

This class represents the events generated by a control (typically a `m:wxTextCtrl` but
other windows can generate these events as well) when its content gets copied or cut to,
or pasted from the clipboard.

There are three types of corresponding events `wxEVT_TEXT_COPY`, `wxEVT_TEXT_CUT` and `wxEVT_TEXT_PASTE`.

If any of these events is processed (without being skipped) by an event handler, the
corresponding operation doesn't take place which allows preventing the text from being
copied from or pasted to a control. It is also possible to examine the clipboard contents
in the PASTE event handler and transform it in some way before inserting in a control -
for example, changing its case or removing invalid characters.

Finally notice that a CUT event is always preceded by the COPY event which makes it
possible to only process the latter if it doesn't matter if the text was copied or cut.

Note: These events are currently only generated by `m:wxTextCtrl` in wxGTK and wxOSX but
are also generated by `m:wxComboBox` without wxCB_READONLY style in wxMSW.

See: `m:wxClipboard`

This class is derived, and can use functions, from:

* `m:wxCommandEvent`

* `m:wxEvent`

wxWidgets docs: [wxClipboardTextEvent](https://docs.wxwidgets.org/3.2/classwx_clipboard_text_event.html)

## Events

Use `wxEvtHandler:connect/3` with `wxClipboardTextEventType` to subscribe to events of this type.

# `wxClipboardText`

```erlang
-type wxClipboardText() :: #wxClipboardText{type :: wxClipboardTextEvent:wxClipboardTextEventType()}.
```

# `wxClipboardTextEvent`

```erlang
-type wxClipboardTextEvent() :: wx:wx_object().
```

# `wxClipboardTextEventType`

```erlang
-type wxClipboardTextEventType() :: command_text_copy | command_text_cut | command_text_paste.
```

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*Consult [api-reference.md](api-reference.md) for complete listing*
