Method getStringImpl

src/SFML/Window/Unix/ClipboardImpl.cpp:119–154

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String ClipboardImpl::getStringImpl()
{
    // Check if anybody owns the current selection
    if (XGetSelectionOwner(m_display.get(), m_clipboard) == None)
    {
        m_clipboardContents.clear();

        return m_clipboardContents;
    }

    // Process any already pending events
    processEvents();

    m_requestResponded = false;

    // Request the current selection to be converted to UTF-8 (or STRING
    // if UTF-8 is not available) and written to our window property
    XConvertSelection(m_display.get(),
                      m_clipboard,
                      (m_utf8String != None) ? m_utf8String : XA_STRING,
                      m_targetProperty,
                      m_window,
                      CurrentTime);

    const Clock clock;

    // Wait for a response for up to 1 second
    while (!m_requestResponded && (clock.getElapsedTime() < sf::seconds(1)))
        processEvents();

    // If no response was received within the time period, clear our clipboard contents
    if (!m_requestResponded)
        m_clipboardContents.clear();

    return m_clipboardContents;
}


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