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  Interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
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  Interface java.awt.datatransfer.Transferable
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  <dt> public interface <b>Transferable</b>
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Defines the interface for classes that can be used to provide data
 for a transfer operation.
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	<a href="#getTransferData(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor)"><b>getTransferData</b></a>(DataFlavor)
  <dd>  Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred.
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	<a href="#getTransferDataFlavors()"><b>getTransferDataFlavors</b></a>()
  <dd>  Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data 
 can be provided in.
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	<a href="#isDataFlavorSupported(java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor)"><b>isDataFlavorSupported</b></a>(DataFlavor)
  <dd>  Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for
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 public abstract <a href="java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.html#_top_">DataFlavor</a>[] getTransferDataFlavors()
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  <dd> Returns an array of DataFlavor objects indicating the flavors the data 
 can be provided in.  The array should be ordered according to preference
 for providing the data (from most richly descriptive to least descriptive).
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    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> an array of data flavors in which this data can be transferred
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 public abstract boolean isDataFlavorSupported(<a href="java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.html#_top_">DataFlavor</a> flavor)
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  <dd> Returns whether or not the specified data flavor is supported for
 this object.
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    <dt> <b>Parameters:</b>
    <dd> flavor - the requested flavor for the data
    <dt> <b>Returns:</b>
    <dd> boolean indicating wjether or not the data flavor is supported
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 public abstract <a href="java.lang.Object.html#_top_">Object</a> getTransferData(<a href="java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.html#_top_">DataFlavor</a> flavor) throws <a href="java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException.html#_top_">UnsupportedFlavorException</a>, <a href="java.io.IOException.html#_top_">IOException</a>
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  <dd> Returns an object which represents the data to be transferred.  The class 
 of the object returned is defined by the representation class of the flavor.
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    <dt> <b>Parameters:</b>
    <dd> flavor - the requested flavor for the data
    <dt> <b>Throws:</b> <a href="java.io.IOException.html#_top_">IOException</a>
    <dd> if the data is no longer available
              in the requested flavor.
    <dt> <b>Throws:</b> <a href="java.awt.datatransfer.UnsupportedFlavorException.html#_top_">UnsupportedFlavorException</a>
    <dd> if the requested data flavor is
              not supported.
    <dt> <b>See Also:</b>
    <dd> <a href="java.awt.datatransfer.DataFlavor.html#getRepresentationClass">getRepresentationClass</a>
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