### Method

# Gdk Clipboard set_content

#### Declaration [src]

    gboolean
    gdk_clipboard_set_content (
      GdkClipboard* clipboard,
      GdkContentProvider* provider
    )

#### Description [src]

Sets a new content provider on `clipboard`.

The clipboard will claim the `GdkDisplay`‘s resources and advertise these new contents to other applications.

In the rare case of a failure, this function will return `FALSE`. The clipboard will then continue reporting its old contents and ignore `provider`.

If the contents are read by either an external application or the `clipboard`‘s read functions, `clipboard` will select the best format to transfer the contents and then request that format from `provider`.

#### Parameters

`provider`

  Type: `GdkContentProvider`

  The new contents of `clipboard` or `NULL` to clear the clipboard.

  The argument can be `NULL`.
  The data is owned by the caller of the method.

#### Return value

Type: `gboolean`

`TRUE` if setting the clipboard succeeded.